Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Tasks Include:

• 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.

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