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94133.00 – Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing

Inspectors and graders in textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing inspect and grade textile, fabric, fur and leather products.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Cloth inspector
  • Colour grader - textiles
  • Fabric examiner
  • Fibre inspector - textiles
  • Fur grader
  • Fur matcher - fur products manufacturing
  • Garment inspector
  • Hide and pelt processing inspector
  • Leather goods inspector
  • Leather grader
  • Quality control inspector - textiles
  • Shoe inspector
  • Textile grader
  • Textile product sampler
  • Yarn inspector

Core competencies

  • Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment to oversee operation of machinery and equipment, ensuring they run according to specifications and making recommendations when required to increase quality of products
  • Quality Control Testing to measure manufactured products and verify fit by placing garments over forms
  • Near Vision to visually inspect and grade animal hides, pelts and leather according to size, condition and weight
  • Pattern Identification and Perceptual Speed to quickly and accurately grade and sort finished products
  • Attention to Detail to inspect garments and similar products for defects such as seam splits, puckers, missing buttons and colour and shape variations
  • Knowledge in Manufacturing, Processing and Production to understand the manufacturing process and how to assess whether products meet quality standards

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Examine natural, synthetic and hybrid textile, fabric, fur and leather garments or products for conformity to quality standards
  • Inspect and grade animal hides and pelts according to size, condition and weight
  • Verify fit or size of finished garments and products by measuring or comparing products with samples and patterns
  • Mark defects, repair minor imperfections, cut excess materiel using scissors, and remove lint and spots using brushes, lint removers and cleaning solutions
  • Grade and sort finished products and tag according to size, style and quality
  • Record information on products inspected
  • May package products.

Additional information

  • There is limited mobility among the different inspectors and graders in this unit group.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (92015)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

94 – Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing

Sub-major group

941 – Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers

Minor group

9413 – Machine operators and related workers in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing

Unit group

94133 – Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing

Occupational profile

94133.00 – Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing

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