According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects. | 93% |
| Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing. | 91% |
| Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling. | 90% |
| Examine looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks, or mechanical defects. | 89% |
| Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment. | 89% |
| Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions. | 89% |
| Program electronic equipment. | 87% |
| 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. | 87% |
| Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed. | 86% |
| Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation. | 86% |
| Record information about work completed and machine settings. | 85% |
| Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced. | 85% |
| Study guides, loom patterns, samples, charts, or specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements. | 84% |
| Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed. | 83% |
| Repair or replace worn or defective needles and other components, using hand tools. | 82% |
| Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oil cans, or grease guns. | 80% |
| Confer with co-workers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems. | 79% |
| Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples. | 76% |
| Adjust machine heating mechanisms, tensions, and speeds to produce specified products. | 75% |
| Wash and blend wool, yarn, or cloth. | 58% |
