Keyword

Jute Finisher Feeder

Jute Feeding Worker

Minimum Diploma in Textile

Preferably minimum experience of 1 year in the relevant field

The tasks a Finisher Feeder, Jute is expected to perform include:

Tending and operating the finisher machine

Ensuring that the machine tears and sets all the jute fibres parallel to one another

Placing the sliver cans at the feed end

Fixing the rolls of one quality of jute on machine

Pulling out the sliver ends for feeding into feed rolls

Adjusting the sliver into the guides

Monitoring the proper running of sliver through the machine

Regulating flow of feed

Detecting and joining all the broken ends

Stopping the machine in case it gets jammed

Taking out all the jammed sliver by hand

Removing the waste sliver and cleaning the machine

Skilled in operating the finisher machine

Efficiency in ensuring that rolls of only one quality of jute are placed on the machine

Skilled in placing the sliver into the guides

Ability to troubleshoot the machine, in case it gets jammed

Basic knowledge of jute manufacturing process

Not required

Safety-oriented

Good listening skills

Hardworking

Self-motivated

Result-oriented

It is not a desk job

Need not handle 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 have 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.

When it comes to the efforts by the government, The Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC), a statutory body has been constituted under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. It aims to promote the export of all handloom products like fabrics, home furnishings, carpets and floor coverings, etc.

With all these figures in consideration, it is safe to say that the demand for a Finisher Feeder, Jute is there in the present and will surely increase in the coming years.

Textile units

Jute processing industry

Cities and towns across India