loom operator

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Repair minor mechanical problems such as broken or defective needles
• Set up looms or other processing machines
• Notify supervisor or repairers of mechanical malfunctions
• Investigate machine stoppages
• Operate looms to weave yarn or thread into textile fabrics or products
• Operate machines that produce twine, ropes or nets
• Make adjustments to machinery
• Operate large automatic multi-needle machines to embroider or to sew lengths of several layers of material
• Patrol machines and check fabrics or products for defects and to verify efficient operation
• Set up quilting frames for large quilted products