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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

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This source lists 18 tasks, including 10 marked Core and 8 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2019.

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18 tasks shown

Core · Task 21156 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Inspect products to ensure that the quality standards and specifications are met.

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Core · Task 14145 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters, or computer numerically controlled cutting devices.

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Core · Task 14153 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.

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Core · Task 14150 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Adjust machine controls, such as heating mechanisms, tensions, or speeds, to produce specified products.

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Core · Task 14155 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Record information about work completed and machine settings.

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Core · Task 14146 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Notify supervisors of mechanical malfunctions.

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Core · Task 14149 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.

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Core · Task 14152 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Confer with coworkers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems.

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Core · Task 14147 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Repair or replace worn or defective parts or components, using hand tools.

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Core · Task 14154 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcans, and grease guns.

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Supplemental · Task 14162 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.

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Supplemental · Task 14156 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Operate machines to cut multiple layers of fabric into parts for articles such as canvas goods, house furnishings, garments, hats, or stuffed toys.

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Supplemental · Task 14148 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Adjust cutting techniques to types of fabrics and styles of garments.

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Supplemental · Task 14161 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Program electronic equipment.

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Supplemental · Task 14157 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine set-up requirements.

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Supplemental · Task 14159 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced.

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Supplemental · Task 14158 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.

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Supplemental · Task 14160 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Install, level, and align components, such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles, to set up machinery for operation.

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