Textile Technologist Careers

Work Environment:

As a textile technologist, you'd be included in production and development of fabrics, fibers and yarns. You may work within different areas, comprising quality control, production management, research and development, or engineering.

Your job as a textile technologist would comprise:

• testing fibers and fabrics, e.g. for color fastness or strength
• finding out effective production techniques
• supervising manufacturing process

• making new color formulas for dyeing procedure
• creating chemical additives and processes to enhance performance, e.g. flame resistance and waterproofing
• creating synthetic fabrics and fibers
• discovering modes to enhance durability, the look and feel of textile
• programming newer processes for textile-machines

Qualification, Education and Experience:

To begin as a junior textile technologist, you'll necessitate a degree with subject like:

• manufacturing/production engineering
• materials technology or science
• textile science/technology
• physical/chemical sciences

Then again, you can gain entry to this industry by working as a technician/operative. After gaining required qualifications and experience, you can progress to technologist level.

You might have a benefit, if you have related experience into textile-industry.

Training Details:

When you're working as a junior/assistant textile technologist, you'll be supported to improve your knowledge and skills while working with experienced employees.

The TI (Textile-Institution) provides professional qualifications at 3 levels: Fellow, Licentiate and Associate. See the website of TI, for further information.

For this kind of job, computer-skills are essential. You can stay updated with latest technologies and developments by acquiring distance-learning or part time training courses.

You could improve your knowledge and abilities by accomplishing courses provided by professional-organizations, such as:

• Textile-Center of Excellence: offers technical-Certificate into Textiles
• Society-of Dyers and Colorists: provides various courses and qualifications, few with distance-learning

Skills and knowledge:

• an understanding of textile-properties
• leadership abilities
• computer skills
• an understanding of chemistry and physics
• fine team-working skills
• a knowledge of production processes

Salary and Other Benefits:

• Initial remunerations for junior/assistant textile technologists can be about $22,000 for a year.
• By experience earnings can boost to around $36,000 to $46,000 or above.

Working Conditions:

You'd work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on weekdays. Sometimes, you might be required to work for extended hours to accomplish targets.

You'd work within a lab or office, although you'd also employ some time at factory-floor.

Different Opportunities:

You can discover work chances with firms manufacturing textiles to utilize within several industries, comprising industrial, medical, fashion and household textiles.

By experience you can advance to a particular field, like quality-management, research and development or sales and marketing, or progress to senior textile technologist.

Openings may be publicized by national and regional press, specialist magazines and websites like Drapers.

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