Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Textile machine operator (m/f) - knitting *
Recognized by ordinance of 28 January 1993 (BGBl. I, p. 146)

Duration of traineeship

2 years
The venues for training are company and vocational school (Berufsschule)

Field of activity

The knitting industry produces knitwear such as pullovers, vests and socks but also knitted and hosiery goods such as underwear, curtains and laces. It also manufactures fabrics for applications in aircraft manufacture and wound dressings for use in medicine. The various fields of production can be distinguished as follows: standard knitting, tricot knitting, raschel and stitch-bonding and circular knitting. Textile machine operators - knitting operate, monitor and maintain the usually fully automated and electronically controlled flat and circular knitting machines and the weft and warp knitting machines which produce knitted goods in tubular form, as broad fabric or as made-to-measure parts. Textile machine operators - knitting carry out their work autonomously on the basis of technical documents and instructions, taking account of quality and commercial considerations.

Occupational skills

Textile machine operators - knitting

• distinguish between different textile fibres and textile products on the basis of their properties and intended purposes;
• portray knitting designs and develop and apply design rules;
• check and prepare the material for processing;
• operate and monitor knitting machines and use different methods for manufacturing knitted goods;
• use systems for capturing and evaluating operating data;
• check knitted goods for faults;
• maintain plant and machinery and eliminate faults.

Fußnoten

*) First stage of a graduated training in the knitting industry; second stage: textile mechanic - knitting

Last modified on: December 12, 2006