United States
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Keyword
Back Handler (Cotton Textile)
Back Sizer
Minimum Diploma in Textiles
Minimum experience of 1 year in a relevant field
The tasks a Back Sizer is expected to perform include:
Assisting the front Sizer in setting and operating the sizing machine
Helping to load the warp beams on the back creel of the machine by hand or by chainpulley
Drawing the ends of the warp beam through the machine
Placing the lease strings across the warp ends coming from the warp beams
Dividing the warp ends into different layers
Detecting the broken ends at the rear of the machine and then joining them together
Maintaining the required quantity and temperature of the sizing solution in a sow-box or sizing-back
Taking off the flannel from the sizing roller and washing it when necessary
Removing the empty beams
Assisting the Front Sizer in cleaning and oiling the machine
Skilled in operating the sizing machine
Skilled in using a chainpulley
Efficient in oiling and cleaning the machine
Not required
Safety oriented
Good listening skills
Hard working
Self-motivated
Focused
Result-oriented
It is not a desk job
Need not supervise a team
Local travelling is not a part of this job role
Part-time work and contractual jobs maybe available
Work from home option is not available
Working hours
Companies usually work for 6/7 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday. This may vary from company to company
Shift system maybe available
Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?
No
The job is not listed as hazardous or dangerous as per The Factories Act, 1948 (section 87)
For freshers - INR 8,000 to INR 15,000 per month
(These figures are indicative and subject to change)
Textiles and Handloom Industry in India
The Indian Brand Equity Foundation in their report on the handloom industry of India has stated that the Indian handloom industry demonstrates the richness and diversity of Indian culture. Along with this fact the sector employs about 4.3 million people and this makes it the second-largest employment provider for the rural population in India after agriculture.
The report suggests that this sector accounts for around 15 per cent of the total cloth produced in the country (excluding wool, silk and yarn) and has the largest infrastructure with 2.3 million weaving looms. The total handloom cloth production in India reached 6.9 billion sq m in 2012?13 which was up from 6.6 billion sq m in 2008?09. The country supplies 95 per cent of the world demand for hand woven fabric.
With all these figures it is safe to say that the demand for a Back Sizer is there in the present and will surely increase in the coming years.
Textile mills
Cities and towns across India
Government and private colleges and universities across India