twisting machine operator
Twisting machine operators tend machines that spin two or more fibres together into a yarn. They handle raw materials, prepare them for processing, and use twisting machines for that purpose. They also perform routine maintenance of the machinery.
twisting machine operator twisting machine operators tend machines that spin two or more fibres together into a yarn. They handle raw materials, prepare them for processing, and use twisting machines for that purpose. They also perform routine maintenance of the machinery. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include types of textile fibres, staple spinning machine technology, prepare raw materials for man-made fibres manufacturing, prepare raw materials, adjust filament tension.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £27,915 a year for Textile process operatives (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8112). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Plant and machine operators and assemblers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only twisting machine operator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 8. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Production and Processing
- Administration and Management
- Mechanical
- Public Safety and Security
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Mathematics
What you'd actually do
- Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
- Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
- Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.
- Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
- Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.
- Replace depleted supply packages with full packages.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does twisting machine operator do?
Twisting machine operators tend machines that spin two or more fibres together into a yarn. They handle raw materials, prepare them for processing, and use twisting machines for that purpose. They also perform routine maintenance of the machinery.
What skills does twisting machine operator need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include types of textile fibres, staple spinning machine technology, prepare raw materials for man-made fibres manufacturing, prepare raw materials, adjust filament tension, maintain equipment. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace twisting machine operator?
Our AI-durability model gives twisting machine operator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.