The Collar360

Knitting textile technician

Other names

knitting machinist, knitting machine tender, seamless technician and designer, knitting department manager, jacquard knitting technician, circular knitting technician, textile knitter, knitting programmertechnician, knitting textile technicians, lace knitting technician, knitting technician

Clothing, textiles and leather

They set up and run knitting machines in factories, thread the yarn, check the cloth, and fix or report machine problems.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.

  2. 2

    Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment.

  3. 3

    Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien en tricotage/technicienne en tricotage
español
técnico de tejido textil/técnica de tejido textil
العربية
فني حياكة النسيج
português
Técnico de tricotagem têxtil/Técnica de tricotagem têxtil
Deutsch
Strickmaschineneinrichter/Strickmaschineneinrichterin
italiano
tecnico di macchina per maglieria

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