Knitter

Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.

Study guides, loom patterns, samples, charts, or specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements.

Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.

Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation.

Repair or replace worn or defective needles and other components, using hand tools.

Record information about work completed and machine settings.

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.

Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.

Set up, or set up and operate textile machines that perform textile processing and manufacturing operations such as winding, twisting, knitting, weaving, bonding, or stretching.

Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.

Wash and blend wool, yarn, or cloth.

Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oil cans, or grease guns.

Confer with co-workers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems.

Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.

Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.

Program electronic equipment.

Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.

Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced.

Adjust machine heating mechanisms, tensions, and speeds to produce specified products.