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

  • Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Knitter Mechanic
  • Link and Link Knitting Machine Operator

  • Adjust machine heating mechanisms, tensions, and speeds to produce specified products.
  • Examine looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks, or mechanical defects.
  • Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment.
  • Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.
  • Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced.
  • Study guides, loom patterns, samples, charts, or specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements.

  • Install mechanical components in production equipment.
  • Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.