Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
2. 02Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcans, and grease guns.
3. 03Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.
4. 04Adjust machine controls, such as heating mechanisms, tensions, or speeds, to produce specified products.
5. 05Record information about work completed and machine settings.
6. 06Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine set-up requirements.
7. 07Operate machines to cut multiple layers of fabric into parts for articles such as canvas goods, house furnishings, garments, hats, or stuffed toys.
8. 08Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters, or computer numerically controlled cutting devices.
9. 09Install, level, and align components, such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles, to set up machinery for operation.
10. 10Confer with coworkers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems.
11. 11Program electronic equipment.
12. 12Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced.

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