A professional who tends battery of warp-knitting machines to knit diverse products, such as tulle, lace, net, fabrics for outer and undergarments, elastic fabric for foundation garments, and carpet material. Responsibilities include:

• Patrols knitting area and inspects cloth for defects, such as holes, yarn breaks, and discolorations.
• Ties broken yarn ends with fingers.
• Stops machine and notifies supervisor when unable to determine cause of defects.
• Records number and type of defects.
• Hand-weaves new threads over and 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 and wrench.
• May help position warp beams i on machine and doff rolls of knitted cloth from machine, using chain hoist and handtools.
• May lubricate machines, using oilcan and brush.
• May tend machines that knit milanese, raschel, or tricot fabrics and be designated according to machine type as milanese-knitting-machine operator; raschel-knitting-machine operator; tricot-knitting-machine operator.