Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

What the job really is

Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.

At a glance

• Sector: Production
• O*NET-SOC code: 51-6063
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.
• Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.
• Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.
• 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.
• Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.
• Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced.
• Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
• Confer with co-workers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems.
• Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.
• Program electronic equipment.

Tools and technology

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Adjustable hand wrenches, Air hoses, Air jet weaving machines, Circular knitting machines, Circular weaving machines, Compound needles, Computer aided manufacturing CAM software

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Sewing Machine Operators
• Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
• Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
• Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
• Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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