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| MINOR GROUP 826: TEXTILE-, FUR- AND LEATHER-PRODUCTS MACHINE OPERATORS
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Textile-, fur- and leather-products machine operators
operate and monitor machines which prepare fibres and yarns, or
hides and pelts, and manufacture or dry-clean textiles, or fur
and leather articles.
Tasks performed usually include: operating and monitoring
machines which prepare fibres and spin and wind yarn and thread;
weave and knit ; manufacture machine-made garments from various
materials; bleach, dye and clean textile garments; prepare
hides, skins, pelts or fur to make leather; or make footwear and
related products. Supervision of other workers may be included.
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the
following unit groups:
8261 Fibre-preparing, spinning- and winding-machine
operators
8262 Weaving- and knitting-machine operators
8263 Sewing-machine operators
8264 Bleaching-, dyeing- and cleaning-machine operators
8265 Fur- and leather-preparing-machine operators
8266 Shoemaking- and related machine operators
8269 Textile-, fur- and leather-products machine operators
not elsewhere classified
Note
Occupations are classified into Major group 7, Craft and
related trades workers if the tasks are carried out by hand and
by hand-powered and other tools and call for an understanding
of the work organisation, the materials and tools used, and the
nature and purpose of the final product.
Occupations are classified into Major group 9, Elementary
occupations if the tasks are of a simple and routine nature,
mainly entail the use of hand-held tools, some physical effort,
little or no previous experience and understanding of the work,
and limited initiative or judgement.
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