# Tasks & work activities — weaving machine supervisor

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 51-6063.00 (Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 8152; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

## Task statements

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

## Detailed work activities

- Clean production equipment.
- Conduct test runs of production equipment.
- Cut fabrics.
- Exchange information with colleagues.
- Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
- Inspect production equipment.
- Inspect textile products.
- Install mechanical components in production equipment.
- Lubricate production equipment.
- Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
- Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
- Operate textile cutting or production equipment.
- Program equipment to perform production tasks.
- Record operational or production data.
- Repair production equipment or tools.
- Replace worn equipment components.
- Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
- Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.