knitter - textiles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Repair minor mechanical problems such as broken or defective needles
• Notify supervisor or repairers of mechanical malfunctions
• Make adjustments to machinery
• Operate batteries of knitting machines to produce knitted fabric, hosiery, garment or other products
• 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
• Operate cutting machines to trim edges of quilts

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Excellent oral communication
• Team player