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

  • Repair or replace worn or defective needles and other components, using hand tools.
  • Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation.
  • 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.
  • Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.
  • Study guides, loom patterns, samples, charts, or specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements.

  • Repair production equipment or tools.
  • Install mechanical components in production equipment.
  • Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.