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What’s it like to be an Industrial Textiles Fabricator?
Industrial textiles fabricators lay out, cut, assemble and repair products
made of various textiles, including canvas and synthetic fabric. They produce
awnings, tents, annexes, tarpaulins, horse rugs, vehicle covers, shade cloths,
bags, rucksacks, boat covers, banners, pool covers and yacht sails.
How much can I expect to earn?
Earnings data based on the Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union
Membership survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is either unavailable
or unpublishable (typically for privacy reasons).
Personal requirements
- enjoy practical and manual activities
- good hand-eye coordination
- good concentration
- enjoy working with numbers
- understanding of design and structures.
This job also involves:
Full use of hands/fingers
Use of precision or semi-precision tools or instruments or deft hand movements
are required for these occupations. Included are jobs where poor co-ordination
or incomplete use of hands or fingers may make tasks dangerous or difficult to
undertake.
Good vision for detail
These jobs require you to be able to see clearly to examine items close-up. It
covers jobs where poor vision e.g. tunnel vision, could make the work place
unsafe or the job difficult to undertake, e.g. draftsperson working with
detailed drawings; checkout operator reading dockets; work requiring good
hand-eye co-ordination for working with precision or semi-precision tools.
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
Sitting for long periods
The main duties and tasks involved in these jobs are usually performed sitting
down at a desk, counter, workbench or other location for periods of at least
two hours at a stretch.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Skilled Trade Jobs
These jobs do not usually require completion of secondary education, however
further part-time study usually at Certificate III level, and on-the-job
training offered as an apprenticeship, is required.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Industrial Arts
School subjects that include some aspect of INDUSTRIAL ARTS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an industrial arts-related subject is
a pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of an Industrial Textiles Fabricator
Industrial textiles fabricators may perform the following tasks:
- consult with customers to establish design specifications
- produce patterns according to the specifications of technical drawings and designs
- select, measure and mark out material
- cut material to shape with shears or power cutters
- set up and maintain industrial sewing machines
- sew pieces of fabric together by hand or using light or industrial sewing machines
- hem articles, inserting rope if required, and attach eyelets, grommets, zippers, buckles, straps and other fasteners
- attach ropes to products using hand tools
- treat material for water and rot proofing
- operate high frequency and hot air welding equipment if handling PVC material
- make and repair sails for yachts from canvas and synthetic materials.
Specialisations
Sailmaker
A sailmaker prepares and installs marine vessel sails.
Shade Sail Manufacturer and Installer
A shade sail manufacturer and installer prepares and installs shade sail
products to Australian standards and client needs.