List of Career Duties Under Knitting Business Sector
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LIST OF CAREER DUTIES UNDER KNITTING BUSINESS SECTOR
Head Knitting machine Fixer Career Duties
- Supervise coordinates activities of Knitting-Machine Fixer knitting
- Verify setup and adjustment of machines equipment
- Train workers in operation of machines assigns work stations
- Perform duties as described under Supervisor any industry Master Title.
Hosiery Mender Career Duties
- Mend defects in hosiery, panty hose, or leotards tights , like holes, runs, and pulled threads, using one or combination of following methods
- 1 Sews holes with needle thread
- 2 Stretches portion of hose containing hole or run over mending cup & secures one end of broken thread, using needle thread
- Reknit dropped stitch or run, using latch needle
- Baste across other end of broken thread
- Clip loose threads from hose with scissors
- 3 Stretches hose over mending cup moves powered-mending device across hose to return picked or pulled thread to position
- Pull hose on inspection form or over mending cup to locate defects
- May smooth fix mend, using electric iron
- May be designated Greige Mender knitting when repairing undyed hose or Finish Mender knitting if repairing dyed hose.
Hydraulic press Operator Career Duties
- Tend hydraulic-pressing machine that smooths wrinkles from folded knitted garments
- Open valves to admit steam to pressing plate
- Lays folded garments in tray
- Slide tray under plate onto top of piston of machine
- Shift lever to raise piston force tray against steam-heated plate to press garments
- Pull tray from under steam plate removes garments after piston automatically lowers.
Ironer Career Duties
- Tend machine, consisting of pressing roll and ironing shoe, that shapes smooths knitted garments
- Press control lever to revolve roll to engage ironing shoe with revolving roll while machine is heating
- Adjust rheostat to heat ironing shoe to maintain specified temperature
- Disengage heating ironing shoe from roll, stops roll, and spreads garment on roll
- Start roll reengages ironing shoe to press garment
- Remove pressed garment from machine
- May be designated according to garment or garment part pressed as Cuff Presser knitting .
Jacquard plate Maker Career Duties
- Cover designated perforations of metal pattern plates with metal pieces snappers to control operation on needles in automatic knitting machines
- Select links together specified number of pattern plates or cards to form continuous chain
- Arrange snappers over perforations designated by Knitter Mechanic knitting
- Aids Knitter Mechanic knitting to install plates in machine starts machine for trial run to define if plates have been prepared as specified
- May perforate blank pattern strips to correspond to needle-bed spacing.
Knit goods Washer Career Duties
- Tend machine that washes treats knitted tubular cloth with chemicals following finishing
- Join cloth ends together to form continuous lengths, using sewing machine
- Load cloth in machine compartments pours specified chemicals in machine trough, using dipper
- Press button and flips switches to start machine and observes dials gauges for variations from standards
- Remove cloth from machine onto handtruck following completion of processing cycles.
Knitter Career Duties
- Tend battery of warp-knitting machines to knit diverse products, like tulle, lace, net, fabrics for outer undergarments, elastic fabric for foundation garments, and carpet material
- Patrol knitting area inspects cloth for defects, like holes, yarn breaks and discolorations
- Ties broken yarn ends with fingers
- Stop machine notifies supervisor when unable to define cause of defects
- Record number type of defects
- Hand-weaves new threads over under lease rods, threads yarn through guides, using hook, and ties warp ends with fingers to attach new warp to corresponding threads of old warp
- Cuts excess thread from knots, using scissors
- May replace defective needles, using hook wrench
- May help position warp beams I on machine and doff rolls of knitted cloth from machine, using chain hoist handtools
- May lubricate machines, using oilcan brush
- May tend machines that knit milanese, raschel, or tricot fabrics be designated according to machine type as Milanese-Knitting-Machine Operator knitting , Raschel-Knitting-Machine Operator knitting , Tricot-Knitting-Machine Operator knitting .
Knitter Helper Career Duties
- Assist Knitting-Machine Operator knitting to knit cloth
- Creel machines ties yarn ends from each supply cone to yarn ends on exhausted cones
- Cuts knitted cloth with shears doffs cloth rolls from machines
- Truck cloth rolls from knitting area
- Replace broken knitting machine needles, using needle pliers, wrench, and screwdriver
- Clean machine and work area, using airhose, rags, and brooms performs other duties described under Helper any industry Master Title
- May be designated according to worker assisted as Circular-Knitter Helper knitting , Flat-Knitter Helper knitting , Tie-Knitter Helper knitting , Warp-Knitter Helper knitting .
Knitter Mechanic Career Duties
- Build metal chains, consisting of multisize pattern plates, or installs pattern tapes that control operation of jacquard loom and link-and-link flat knitting machines sets up machines to produce specified design in knitted fabric
- Obtain specifications for new knitting pattern from supervisor
- Study number, type and arrangement of stitches in sample determines arrangement of pattern plates on chains, employing knowledge of machine operation
- Connect plates to form chain
- Study sample to define which perforations in pattern plates are to be covered to produce specified knit informs Jacquard-Plate Maker knitting
- Install chains and pattern plates in machine makes trial run to define if knitting meets specifications
- May make minor repairs to knitting machines.
Knitting machine Fixer Career Duties
- Sets up, adjusts, and repairs knitting machines to knit hose, garments, and cloth according to specifications, using knowledge of machine function
- Read work order confers with supervisor or engineer to define knitting machine setup
- Insert cams, links, buttons, or needle jacks in pattern chain to set up machine to knit hose, garment, or cloth according to pattern design chart
- Observe operation of machine examines knitted material to detect defects
- Turn setscrews and handwheels to adjust machine parts, like gears cams, and to synchronize yarn carriers, needles, dividers, and sinkers
- Repair replaces machine parts, using handtools
- Align straightens needles, sinkers, and dividers, using pliers
- May only repair and adjust knitting machines be designated Line Fixer knitting .