A professional who sets up loom to change pattern of cloth woven, according to work order and supervisor instructions. Responsibilities include:

• Removes warp beam, harnesses, drop wires, and reed, using handtools.
• Inspects loom components, such as gears, cams, stop-motion devices, and shuttle-throwing assembly to determine adjustments needed.
• Repairs defective components and adjusts tension and timing of loom parts, using handtools.
• Positions full warp beam, harnesses, drop wires, reed, and pattern chain on loom.
• Levels and aligns shuttle boxes and reed.
• Ties group of warp ends to cloth beam.
• Pieces up thread breaks.
• Redraws threads through harness to correct misdraws, using reed hook. May clean and oil loom.
• May remove and replace shuttle-box assembly, using handtools.
• May repair pattern control device on looms that weave cloth with patterns.
• May start loom and inspect woven cloth to detect defects.