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Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.
Other names for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
Automatic Full-Fashioned Hosiery Knitting Machine Operator, Automatic Pad-Making Machine Operator, Axminster Weaver, Belt Weaver, Blanket Weaver, Braid Pattern Setter, Broadloom Weaver, Carpet Loom Fixer, Carpet Weaver, Cloth Weaver, Cloth Wire Weaver, Crochet Machine Operator, Crocheter, Denier Control Operator, Dobby Loom Weaver, Drawing Hand, Drawing in Hand, Drawing in Machine Tender, Emblem Drawer-In, Footer, Fringe Weaver, Full-Fashioned Garment Knitter, Hand Frame Surgical Elastic Knitter, Harness Builder, Harness Placer, Harness Worker, Heddler Tier, Hose Maker, Hosiery Knitter, Indian Blanket Weaver, Jacquard Lace Weaver, Jacquard Loom Carpet Weaver, Jacquard Loom Heddles Tier, Jacquard Loom Weaver, Jacquard Plate Maker, Knitter, Knitter Mechanic, Knitter Operator, Knitting Machine Fixer, Knitting Machine Operator, Lace Weaver, Lacemaker, Latcher, Legger, Levers-Lace Machine Operator, Link and Link Knitting Machine Operator, Link Knitting Machine Operator, Loom Changer, Loom Control Chain Builder, Loom Fixer, Loom Operator, Loop Puller, Looper, Looping Machine Operator, Machine Operator, Manufacturing Assistant, Manufacturing Associate, Manufacturing Operator, Narrow Fabrics Weaver, Needle Felt Making Machine Operator, Needle Loom Operator, Needle Loom Setter, Needle Loom Weaver, Netting Weaver, Pattern Weaver, Pattern Wheel Maker, Patternmaker Helper, Plush Weaver, Quilter Fixer, Rib Knitter, Ribber, Ribbing Machine Operator, Ribbon Weaver, Rug Hooker, Rug Weaver, Sample Hand, Sample Weaver, Seamless Hosiery Knitter, Silk Weaver, Smash Fixer, Smash Hand, Smash Piecer, Smasher, Smasher Hand, Splicer, Surgical Elastic Knitter, Tag Maker, Tape Weaver, Threader, Threading Machine Tender, Tire Cord Weaver, Toeing Stockings, Top Knitter, Topper, Towel Weaver, Transfer Knitter, Tricot Knitter, Tube Knitter, Tufting Machine Operator, Velvet Weaver, Warp Knit Operator, Warp Knitting Machine Operator, Weaver, Weaver Apprentice, Web Knitter, Web Weaver, Webbing Weaver, Winder Operator, Wrap Knitting Machine Operator,
What do Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders do?
Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.
Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment.
Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.
Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.
Examine looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks, or mechanical defects.
Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.
Set up, or set up and operate textile machines that perform textile processing and manufacturing operations such as winding, twisting, knitting, weaving, bonding, and/or stretching.
Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.
Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
Record information about work completed and machine settings.
Confer with co-workers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems.
Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced.
Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oil cans, and/or grease guns.
Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.
Wash and blend wool, yarn, or cloth.
Program electronic equipment.
Study guides, loom patterns, samples, charts, and/or specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements.
Repair or replace worn or defective needles and other components, using hand tools.
Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, and/or needles to set up machinery for operation.
Adjust machine heating mechanisms, tensions, and speeds to produce specified products.
