# Competences — nonwoven staple machine operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6f9398cc-c4cc-415e-a757-fd855f55fda2).

## Essential

- **adjust filament tension** (skill/competence)
- **control textile process** (skill/competence)
- **manufacture nonwoven staple products** (skill/competence)
- **manufacture textile floor coverings** (skill/competence)
- **manufacture texturised filament yarns** (skill/competence)
- **nonwoven machine technology** (knowledge)
- **process man-made fibres** (skill/competence)
- **tend twisting machines** (skill/competence)
- **wrap yarn around bobbins** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- bind fibreglass filaments (skill/competence)
- evaluate textile characteristics (skill/competence)
- finish processing of man-made fibres (skill/competence)
- manufacture staple yarns (skill/competence)
- manufacture woven fabrics (skill/competence)
- monitor the production line (skill/competence)
- operate garment manufacturing machines (skill/competence)
- produce textile samples (skill/competence)
- properties of textile materials (knowledge)
- staple spinning machine technology (knowledge)
- tend spinning machines (skill/competence)
- tend textile finishing machines (skill/competence)
- tend textile printing machines (skill/competence)