94130 Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers

What this occupation covers

Textile fibre and yarn processing machine operators and workers operate machines to prepare textile fibres; spin, wind or twist yarn or thread; and bleach, dye or finish yarn, thread, cloth or textile products. They are employed by textile manufacturing companies. Hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers trim, scrape, clean, tan, buff and dye animal hides, pelts or skins to produce leather stock and finished furs. They are employed by leather tanning, fur dressing and leather and fur dyeing establishments.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 14 main duties for this code.

• Operate and feed machines that wash, mix, blend, pick, card, lap, comb or draw fibres, finish yarn, hides or pelts
• Operate spinning, twisting, winding or reeling machines
• Operate a variety of machines to clean, bleach, dye, coat or finish fabric, thread, yarn, hide, pelt and other textile products
• Mix dyes or chemicals according to established formulas
• Operate machinery to print designs onto textile products
• Oversee work area, examine products for defects and ensure adherence to quality standards
• Investigate machine stoppages and notify supervisor or mechanic in the event of equipment malfunction
• May set up machines and assist with maintenance and minor repairs to machinery.
• Set up machines for proper processing
• Operate machines to bleach, dye, coat and finish fabric, thread, other textile products, hide or pelt
• Operate machines to print designs onto textile products or hide
• Examine products for defects and ensure adherence to quality standards
• Mix dyes and chemicals according to established formulas
• Notify supervisors and mechanics of equipment malfunctions.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 3 of its 14 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 22100 Chemical technologists and technicians
• 92015 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing

Excluded from this code

• Master dyer - textiles (See 22100 Chemical technologists and technicians)
• Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (See 92015 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing)
• Textile colour technologist (See 22100 Chemical technologists and technicians)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

aging machine operator - textile manufacturing · aging machine tender - textile manufacturing · asbestos rope maker · autoclave tender - textile manufacturing · automatic quiller tender - textile manufacturing · automatic spooler operator - textile manufacturing · automatic warper tender - textile manufacturing · automatic yarn winder · back tender - cloth printing · bale breaker - textile manufacturing · bale-breaker tender - textile manufacturing · batch dyer - textile manufacturing · bater - hide and pelt processing · batting machine tender - textile manufacturing · beam dyer - textile manufacturing · beam setter - textile manufacturing · beam tier - textile manufacturing · beam warper - textile manufacturing · beamer - hide and pelt processing · beamer - textile manufacturing · beamhouse worker - hide and pelt processing · beating machine tender - hide and pelt processing · bleacher - textile manufacturing · bleaching machine operator - textile manufacturing

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• On-the-job training is provided for several weeks, depending on the complexity of the process and the number of machines operated