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Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC 51-6063.00
Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.
Zone 2
Production
8
Skills
8
Knowledge
2
Job Zone
No
Green
Top Skills 8
Operation Monitoring
3.4
Monitoring
3.2
Operation and Control
3.0
Active Listening
2.9
Speaking
2.9
Critical Thinking
2.9
Quality Control Analysis
2.8
Judgment and Decision Making
2.6
Knowledge Areas 8
Administration and Management
3.0
Production and Processing
3.0
English Language
2.8
Customer and Personal Service
2.7
Personnel and Human Resources
2.6
Mathematics
2.5
Clerical
2.5
Public Safety and Security
2.3
Key Tasks
1Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.
2Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines
need adjustment.
3Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.
4Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for
weaving, knitting, or other processing.
5Examine looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness
breaks, or mechanical defects.
Also Known As
Automated Weaver
Automatic Full-Fashioned Hosiery Knitting Machine Operator
Automatic Pad-Making Machine Operator
Axminster Weaver
Belt Weaver
Blanket Weaver
Braid Pattern Setter
Broadloom Weaver
Carpet Loom Fixer
Carpet Weaver
Tools & Equipment
Adjustable hand wrenches
Air hoses
Air jet weaving machines
Circular knitting machines
Circular weaving machines
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