Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.
<ul><li>Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.</li><li>Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment.</li><li>Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.</li><li>Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.</li><li>Examine looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks, or mechanical defects.</li><li>Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.</li><li>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.</li><li>Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.</li><li>Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.</li><li>Record information about work completed and machine settings.</li><li>Confer with co-workers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems.</li><li>Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced.</li></ul>