A professional who sets up, adjusts, and repairs knitting machines to knit hose, garments, and cloth according to specifications, using knowledge of machine function. Responsibilities include:

• Reads work order and confers with supervisor or engineer to determine knitting machine setup.
• Inserts cams, links, buttons, or needle jacks in pattern chain to set up machine to knit hose, garment, or cloth according to pattern design chart.
• Observes operation of machine and examines knitted material to detect defects.
• Turns setscrews and handwheels to adjust machine parts, such as gears and cams, and to synchronize yarn carriers, needles, dividers, and sinkers. Repairs and replaces machine parts, using handtools.
• Aligns and straightens needles, sinkers, and dividers, using pliers.
• Cleans and oils machines.
• May only repair and adjust knitting machines and be designated line fixer.