Responsibilities

Tasks

• Load and off-load machines
• Operate and feed a variety of machines
• Set up, maintain and make minor repairs to machinery
• Push carts, trucks or cans of fibres from one work area to another
• Clean machines and immediate work areas
• Investigate machine stoppages
• Adjust rotation and mixing action of vats according to state of pelts
• Examine products for defects and to ensure adherence to quality standards
• Mix dyes or chemicals according to established formulae

Equipment and machinery experience

• Screen printing machines
• Screening equipment

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Fast-paced environment
• Large workload