A professional who sets up, repairs, and adjusts quilting machines, utilizing knowledge of machine construction and function and charts. Responsibilities include:

• Analyzes charts to determine adjustments necessary to effect change in quilting design.
• Selects cams that will alter movement of machine bed and needle stroke to produce specified design, and installs cams on machine, using wrenches.
• Synchronizes looper or shuttle motion with needle stroke, using screwdriver.
• Listens to machine and observes stitching to locate defects in machine operation.
• Dismantles machine and repairs broken or defective parts, such as motors, bobbins or loopers, needles, and feed dogs.
• Turns screws to regulate tension on thread, length of needle stroke, and rate of feed, according to type of fabric or thread.
• Cleans and oils machines.