A professional who assists knitting-machine operator to knit cloth. Responsibilities include:

• Creels machines and ties yarn ends from each supply cone to yarn ends on exhausted cones.
• Cuts knitted cloth with shears and doffs cloth rolls from machines.
• Trucks cloth rolls from knitting area.
• Replaces broken knitting machine needles, using needle pliers, wrench, and screwdriver.
• Cleans machine and work area, using airhose, rags, and brooms and performs other duties described under helper master title.
• May be designated according to worker assisted as circular-knitter helper; flat-knitter helper; tie-knitter helper; warp-knitter helper.