Inspectors and Graders in Textile, Fabric, Fur and Leather Products Manufacturing

Nature of work

Inspectors and graders in textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing inspect and grade textile, fabric, fur and leather products. They work for textile companies, leather tanning and fur dressing companies and clothing, fur and leather products manufacturers.

Job duties

These inspectors and testers:

• Examine natural, synthetic and hybrid textile, fabric, fur and leather clothes or products to make sure they meet quality standards.
• Inspect and grade animal hides and pelts according to size, condition and weight.
• Verify fit or size of finished clothes and products by measuring or comparing products with samples and patterns.
• Mark defects, repair minor imperfections, cut excess materiel using scissors, and remove lint and spots using brushes, lint removers and cleaning solutions.
• Grade and sort finished products and tag according to size, style and quality.
• Record information on products inspected.
• May package products.

Sample job titles

• cloth inspector
• colour grader
• fabric examiner
• fibre inspector
• fur grader
• fur matcher
• garment inspector
• hide and pelt processing inspector
• leather goods inspector
• leather grader
• quality control inspector
• textile grader
• yarn inspector

Skills

• You should be responsible, alert, and in good physical health. Coordination, agility, and mechanical skills are important. You must also be able to take direction and carry out instructions given by a supervisor.

Job requirements

• Some high school is usually required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Work experience in the manufacturing of the products inspected is usually required.

Other considerations

• Shift work may be typical for many of these jobs. There is limited movement among the different inspectors and graders in this unit group.

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