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

  • Pattern Weaver
  • Pattern Wheel Maker
  • Patternmaker Helper
  • Automatic Pad-Making Machine Operator
  • Braid Pattern Setter
  • Hose Maker
  • Jacquard Plate Maker
  • Narrow Fabrics Weaver
  • Needle Felt Making Machine Operator
  • Tag Maker

  • Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.
  • Study guides, loom patterns, samples, charts, or specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements.
  • Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.

  • Cut fabrics.