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

  • Knitter Mechanic

  • 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 machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
  • Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation.
  • Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.

  • Install mechanical components in production equipment.