9616- Labourers in textile processing

Canada NOC: 
9616
Job Title: 

Labourers in textile processing

Job Description: 

Labourers in textile processing perform a variety of manual duties to assist in processing fibres into yarn or thread, or to assist in weaving, knitting, bleaching, dyeing or finishing textile fabrics or other textile products. They are employed by textile manufacturing companies.

Main Duties: 

Labourers in textile processing perform some or all of the following duties:


Load and off-load machines
Clean textile machines and work areas
Push carts, trucks, or cans of fibres from one work area to another
Assist machine operators and other textile workers as required.

Employment Requirements: 

Some secondary school education may be required.

Additional Inormation: 

Progression to machine operator positions is possible with experience.

Classified Elsewhere: 

Machine operators and related workers in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (944)
Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly (9227)
Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (9217)

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Source Of Info: 

National Occupation Classification, (2011)

Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada,

February 2012,

Catalogue no. 12-583-X