Knitter - Textiles

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work site environment**:

- Noisy
- Dusty
**Work setting**:

- Textile plant
- Garment manufacturer
**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
- Read loom patterns and prepare loom pattern mechanisms for processing
- Verify equipment's efficiency
- Operate looms to weave yarn or thread into têxtile fabrics or products
- Operate batteries of knitting machines to produce knitted fabric, hosiery, garment or other products
- Patrol machines and check fabrics or products for defects and to verify efficient operation
**Type of looms**:

- Needle loom, narrow fabrics
**Type of knitting machines**:

- Circular, double knit
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Public transportation is available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Safety equipment/gear
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 40 hours per week