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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$34.42K Median Salary 1.3K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -10.9% Job Growth

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About This Career

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

Reported Job Titles

Automated Cutting Machine Operator, CNC Cutting Operator (Computer Numerical Control Cutting Operator), Cutter, Cutter Operator, Die Cut Operator, Fabric Cutter, Laser Operator, Spread Cutter, Spreader, Textile Slitting Machine Operator

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Information Ordering

Manual Dexterity

Auditory Attention

Control Precision

Finger Dexterity

Multilimb Coordination

Near Vision

Problem Sensitivity

Reaction Time

Selective Attention

Static Strength

Trunk Strength

Category Flexibility

Deductive Reasoning

Depth Perception

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Perceptual Speed

Rate Control

Response Orientation

Speech Clarity

Visualization

Knowledge

Production and Processing

Skills

Operations Monitoring

Operation and Control

Monitoring

Quality Control Analysis

Active Listening

Coordination

Equipment Maintenance

Repairing

Speaking

Troubleshooting

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Electronic mail software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Office suite software

Industrial control software

Word processing software

Computer aided design CAD software

Operating system software

Tools

Cutting or pinking machines

Sewing machines

Shears

Tape measures

Grease guns

Drilling machines

Forklifts

Rulers

Laser cutting machine

Oil can

Fabric or cloth folding machines

Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Auditory Attention: The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Depth Perception: The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Rate Control: The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
Response Orientation: The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Knowledge

Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Skills

Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Industrial control software: Industrial Scientific iNET; QuestSuite Professional
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows

Tools

Cutting or pinking machines: Band knife cutting machines; Die cutting machines; Ultrasonic cutting machines; Water jet cutting machines
Sewing machines: Industrial sewing machines
Shears: Metal shears
Tape measures: Diameter tape measures
Grease guns:
Drilling machines: Drill presses
Forklifts:
Rulers: Precision rulers; Steel rules
Laser cutting machine: Laser cutters
Oil can: Oil dispensing cans
Fabric or cloth folding machines: Cloth spreading machines