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Manufacturing & ProductionISCO 8154

Textile dyer

A textile dyer is a person who tends the dyeing machines and sees that their settings are entered correctly. The dyer prepares the chemicals, the dyes, the dye baths and the solutions according to the recipes, produces samples by dyeing textile materials and calculating the recipes needed, and dyes every kind of yarn and textile material.

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Rate 5 of the 6 essential skills of this occupation (European ESCO data). No account needed.

maintain work standards

apply colouring recipes

develop textile colouring recipes

tend textile dyeing machines

properties of textile materials

About textile dyer

The work is execution to a specification, and the specification is a recipe. The dyer applies the recipes describing how the dyeing mixtures are prepared.

Running the machine is where the colour is actually produced. The dyer tends the textile dyeing machines, loads the material so the liquor can reach all of it, and holds the cycle: a dyeing is a curve of temperature and time, and a deviation in the middle of it cannot be corrected at the end.

Sampling and recipe work are the technical side. The dyer develops the dyeing recipes for textile materials, produces samples and calculates what a full batch will need from what a sample did, and works from the properties of textile materials and the chemical treatment of textile materials. Ensuring compliance with labour standards belongs to the role.

European Skills Framework

Skills and knowledge areas required for this occupation based on European classification.

Essential (6)

properties of textile materialsproperties of textile materialsThe characteristics and properties of different textile and fabric materials. These include strength, flexibility, elasticity, softness, durability, heat insulation, low weight, water absorbency/repel...textile chemistrytextile chemistryChemical processing of textiles such as the reactions of textiles to chemicals.maintain work standardsmaintain work standardsMaintaining standards of work in order to improve and acquire new skills and work methods.apply colouring recipesapply colouring recipesPrepare colour and other chemical mixtures in accordance with the recipes and/or the characteristics of the article to be achieved. Interpret and apply the instructions, including technical and operat...develop textile colouring recipesdevelop textile colouring recipesDeveloping recipes for dyeing and printing processes of textiles.tend textile dyeing machinestend textile dyeing machinesOperate textile dyeing machines keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.
Optional (9) — show
health and safety in the textile industryhealth and safety in the textile industryThe requirements, rules and applications of health and safety measures in the textile industry.challenging issues in the textile industrychallenging issues in the textile industryThe efficiency aims and environmental issues posed by challenges in the textile industry.manufacture knitted textilesmanufacture knitted textilesPerform the operation, monitoring and maintenance of machines and processes to manufacture knitted products keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.manufacture woven fabricsmanufacture woven fabricsPerform the operation, monitoring and maintenance of machines and processes to manufacture woven fabrics.use textile finishing machine technologiesuse textile finishing machine technologiesUse textile finishing machine technologies that enable the coating or laminating of fabrics.design yarnsdesign yarnsDeveloping structural and colour effects in yarns and threads by using yarn and thread manufacturing techniques.tend textile finishing machinestend textile finishing machinesOperate textile finishing machines keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.tend textile washing machinestend textile washing machinesOperate textile washing machines keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.conduct textile testing operationsconduct textile testing operationsPrepare for textile testing and evaluation, gathering the test samples, conducting and recording tests, validating data and presenting results.

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Frequently asked questions

What does a textile dyer do?

Textile dyers tend dye machines making sure that the setting of machines are in place. They prepare chemicals, dyes, dye baths and solutions according to formulas. They make samples by dyeing textiles and calculating the necessary formulas and dyes upon all kind of yarn and textiles.

What skills does a textile dyer need?

A textile dyer needs 6 essential skills, including properties of textile materials, textile chemistry, maintain work standards, apply colouring recipes, develop textile colouring recipes.

Will AI replace textile dyer jobs?

The AI disruption score for textile dyer is 43/100 (moderate risk). Skills most exposed to automation: tend textile washing machines, tend textile dyeing machines, health and safety in the textile industry. Most resilient: apply colouring recipes, maintain work standards, challenging issues in the textile industry.

Quick Facts

SectorManufacturing & Production
ISCO GroupStationary plant and machine operators
Essential Skills6

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