What skills does a fibre machine tender need?

A fibre machine tender needs 13 essential skills including quality standards, optimise production processes parameters, monitor gauge, troubleshoot, use personal protection equipment. Core competencies include .

Will AI replace fibre machine tender jobs?

The AI disruption score for fibre machine tender is 60/100 (high risk). Some tasks may be automated but the role will evolve rather than disappear entirely.

Manufacturing & ProductionStationary plant and machine operatorsISCO 8181

fibre machine tender

Fibre machine tenders operate and maintain extrusion machines that form sliver from filaments. They work with synthetic materials such as fiberglass or liquid polymer or non-synthetic materials such as rayon.

European Skills Framework

Skills and knowledge areas required for this occupation based on European classification.

Essential (13)

quality standardsquality standardsThe national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.optimise production processes parametersoptimise production processes parametersOptimise and maintain the parameters of the production process such as flow, temperature or pressure.monitor gaugemonitor gaugeOversee the data presented by a gauge concerning the measurement of pressure, temperature, thickness of a material, and others.troubleshoottroubleshootIdentify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.use personal protection equipmentuse personal protection equipmentMake use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.bind fibreglass filamentsbind fibreglass filamentsBring extruded fibreglass filaments together to bind them into single strands after the binding solution has been applied and pull them through a carbon-graphite shoe that will guide and gather the in...monitor automated machinesmonitor automated machinesContinuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment...monitor bushingsmonitor bushingsMonitor the machines to detect any defects or malfunctioning such as defective binder applicators or clogged bushings.wind sliver strandswind sliver strandsHold the sliver strands coming from the floor above through a floor opening to facilitate the process of winding strands onto tubes.remove bead strapsremove bead strapsStop the machine and use a wire pick to remove beads and unclog the bushings.consult technical resourcesconsult technical resourcesRead and interpret technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical equipment.set up the controller of a machineset up the controller of a machineSet up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.monitor valvesmonitor valvesMonitor and accordingly adjust the valves in order to allow a specific amount of liquids (such as ammonia sulfuric acid or viscous soap) or steam into the mixer or machine.

Optional (18)

composite materialscomposite materialsThe properties of different materials developped in a laboratory, their usage per type of products, and how to create them.polymerisationpolymerisationPolymerisation is a chemical process which has as output the creation of polymers or polymeric compounds by combining smaller molecules called monomers.mechanicsmechanicsTheoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.measure furnace temperaturemeasure furnace temperatureMonitor the product temperature using the available tools and measuring instruments and adjust furnace temperature if needed.inspect quality of productsinspect quality of productsUse various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.maintain furnace temperaturemaintain furnace temperatureMonitor and govern the pyrometer to control the furnace temperature.operate furnaceoperate furnaceOperate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting, to produce specified types of steel, or ...perform test runperform test runPerform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its tasks, ...maintain equipmentmaintain equipmentRegularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.control production flow remotelycontrol production flow remotelyControl remotely the flow of production from the start-up operations to the shutdown of the equipments and systems, using the control panel.load materials into furnaceload materials into furnaceLoad materials in furnace with correct positioning, fastening and levelling when needed.clean equipmentclean equipmentPerform cleaning routines after equipment use.supply machinesupply machineEnsure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.report defective manufacturing materialsreport defective manufacturing materialsMaintain required company records and forms in order to report any defective materials or questionable conditions of manufacturing machinery and equipment.check quality of raw materialscheck quality of raw materialsCheck the quality of basic materials used for the production of semi-finished and finished goods by assessing some of its characteristics and, if needed, select samples to be analysed.operate lifting equipmentoperate lifting equipmentTransport heavy objects using lifting equipment such as cranes, forklifts etc.keep records of work progresskeep records of work progressMaintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.measure materialsmeasure materialsMeasure the raw materials prior to their loading in the mixer or in machines, ensuring they conform with the specifications.