How do they match: Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Machine Cloth Trimmer
  • Machine Scallop Cutter
  • Machine Trimmer
  • Automated Cutting Machine Operator
  • Automatic Die Cutting Machine Operator
  • Automatic Folding Machine Operator
  • Automatic Label Cutting Machine Operator
  • Bias Cutting Machine Operator
  • Blanket Cutting Machine Operator
  • Cutting Machine Fixer
  • Die Cutting Machine Operator
  • Felt Cutting Machine Operator
  • Fur Cutting Machine Operator
  • Metallic Yarn Slitting Machine Operator
  • Perforating Machine Operator
  • Pinking Machine Operator
  • Rag Cutting Machine Operator
  • Rounding Machine Operator
  • Shearing Machine Feeder
  • Shearing Machine Operator
  • Slitting Machine Operator
  • Strip Cutting Machine Operator
  • Textile Slitting Machine Operator
  • Trimmer Machine Operator
  • Trimming Machine Operator
  • Welt Trimming Machine Operator

  • Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

  • Adjust machine controls, such as heating mechanisms, tensions, or speeds, to produce specified products.
  • Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcans, and grease guns.
  • Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.
  • Operate machines to cut multiple layers of fabric into parts for articles such as canvas goods, house furnishings, garments, hats, or stuffed toys.
  • Record information about work completed and machine settings.
  • Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.
  • Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced.
  • Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine set-up requirements.
  • Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.

  • Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.