Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators

<ul><li>Add dyes, water, detergents, or chemicals to tanks to dilute or strengthen solutions, according to established formulas and solution test results.</li><li>Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.</li><li>Adjust equipment controls to maintain specified heat, tension, and speed.</li><li>Observe display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly.</li><li>Prepare dyeing machines for production runs, and conduct test runs of machines to ensure their proper operation.</li><li>Monitor factors such as temperatures and dye flow rates to ensure that they are within specified ranges.</li><li>Start and control machines and equipment to wash, bleach, dye, or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread, or other textile goods.</li><li>Examine and feel products to identify defects and variations from coloring and other processing standards.</li><li>Record production information such as fabric yardage processed, temperature readings, fabric tensions, and machine speeds.</li><li>Test solutions used to process textile goods to detect variations from standards.</li><li>Remove dyed articles from tanks and machines for drying and further processing.</li><li>Study guides, charts, and specification sheets, and confer with supervisors to determine machine setup requirements.</li><li>Confer with coworkers to get information about order details, processing plans, or problems that occur.</li><li>Inspect machinery to determine necessary adjustments and repairs.</li></ul>