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Competences — textile product developer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6833077e-e521-4605-bc1a-893f4b3d811c).

Essential

  • braiding technology (knowledge)
  • challenging issues in the textile industry (knowledge)
  • conduct textile testing operations (skill/competence)
  • decorate textile articles (skill/competence)
  • design warp knit fabrics (skill/competence)
  • design weft knitted fabrics (skill/competence)
  • design woven fabrics (skill/competence)
  • develop specifications of technical textiles (skill/competence)
  • distinguish accessories (skill/competence)
  • distinguish fabrics (skill/competence)
  • draw sketches to develop textile articles (skill/competence)
  • draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares (skill/competence)
  • health and safety in the textile industry (knowledge)
  • maintain work standards (skill/competence)
  • measure yarn count (skill/competence)
  • nonwoven machine technology (knowledge)
  • portfolio management in textile manufacturing (knowledge)
  • properties of textile materials (knowledge)
  • research and development in textiles (knowledge)
  • textile marketing techniques (knowledge)
  • textile printing technology (knowledge)
  • textile technologies (knowledge)
  • use textile finishing machine technologies (skill/competence)
  • use textile technique for hand-made products (skill/competence)

Optional

  • check quality of products in textile production line (skill/competence)
  • control textile process (skill/competence)
  • develop textile colouring recipes (skill/competence)
  • evaluate textile characteristics (skill/competence)
  • finish processing of man-made fibres (skill/competence)
  • knitting machine technology (knowledge)
  • manufacture braided products (skill/competence)
  • test physical properties of textiles (skill/competence)
  • textile chemistry (knowledge)
  • textile finishing technology (knowledge)
  • use warp knitting technologies (skill/competence)
  • use warp preparation technologies (skill/competence)
  • use weaving machine technologies (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 24 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • product development — 33 %
  • fabric development — 29 %
  • quality control — 25 %