9447 – Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
Inspectors and graders in textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing inspect and grade textile, fabric, fur and leather products. They are employed by textile companies, leather tanning and fur dressing establishments and garment, fur and leather products manufacturers.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
Blue-leather grader
Boot and shoe grader
Boot and shoe inspector
Boot and shoe sorter
Canvas goods inspector
Carpet inspector
Cloth examiner
Cloth grader
Cloth inspector
Cloth measurer
Cloth sampler
Cloth sorter
Cloth tester
Clothing inspector
Cloth-measuring machine tender
Colour grader – textiles
Colour matcher – textiles
Cushion and cover inspector
Cushion and furniture-coverings manufacturing inspector
Draper
Fabric examiner
Fabric grader
Fabric inspector
Fabric manufacturing inspector
Fabric sampler
Fibre examiner – textiles
Fibre grader – textiles
Fibre inspector – textiles
Finishing inspector – textiles
Fitting room inspector – fabric products manufacturing
Foundation garments inspector
Fur grader
Fur matcher – fur products manufacturing
Fur sorter
Garment final inspector
Garment inspector
Garment manufacturing inspector
Glove and mitten examiner
Grader – textiles
Greige-cloth examiner
Hat fur sorter
Hat inspector
Hide and pelt processing inspector
Hide grader
Hide inspector
Hide sorter
Hosiery grader
Hosiery inspector
Hosiery pairer
Hosiery sizer
Inspecting machine tender – textiles
Inspector – fabric products manufacturing
Inspector – fur products manufacturing
Inspector – textiles
Jacket manufacturing inspector
Knitted fabric inspector
Knitting inspector
Leather glove examiner
Leather goods inspector
Leather grader
Leather inspector
Leather sorter
Leather stock inspector
Leather tanneries inspector
Loom inspector
Narrow fabric examiner
Parachute inspector – fabric products manufacturing
Pelt grader – hide and pelt processing
Pelt processing inspector
Perch operator
Perch operator – textiles
Percher – textiles
Preshrinking process tester – textiles
Quality control inspector – textiles
Quality control tester – textiles
Quality controller – textiles
Roving weight gauger – textiles
Sample checker – textiles
Sample preparer – textiles
Sampler – textiles
Seconds inspector-grader
Shade matcher – textiles
Shirt inspector
Shoe inspector
Skein yarn examiner – textiles
Stocking inspector
Swatch checker – textiles
Textile grader
Textile inspector
Textile product sampler
Textile products inspector
Textile sampler
Textile shader
Textile tester
Thread inspector – textiles
Trimming material inspector
Warp tension tester – textiles
Weaving inspector
Wool fleece grader
Wool grader
Yarn and spun yarn inspector
Yarn examiner
Yarn inspector
Yarn tester
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Examine natural, synthetic and hybrid textile, fabric, fur and leather garments or products for conformity to quality standards
Inspect and grade animal hides and pelts according to size, condition and weight
Verify fit or size of finished garments 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.
Employment requirements
Some secondary school education is usually required.
On-the-job training is provided.
Work experience in the manufacturing of the products inspected is usually required.
Additional information
There is limited mobility among the different inspectors and graders in this unit group.
Exclusions
Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (9217)