A professional who sets up and operates power loom to weave wire cloth for products, such as industrial cloths, filters, sieves, or strainers. Respnsibilities include:

• Reviews specifications to determine quantity, type, and size wire required.
• Lifts spools of wire, and places them on spindles of creel.
• Verifies specified size of wire, using micrometer.
• Fastens wire ends to back beam of loom.
• Starts beam motor to wind and transfer wire from creel to beam.
• Threads warp wires individually through heddles, between teeth of comb, and fastens ends to roller.
• Adjusts spring of loom to required tension, using wrench.
• Inserts bobbin in shuttle, fastens shoot wire end to roller and pushes switch to start loom.
• Observes loom operation to detect faulty weaving and wire breaks.
• Reweaves and ties broken wires, using pick and magnifying glass.
• Counts mesh of woven cloth to ensure that specifications are met, using pick and counting glass.
• Removes roll of finished cloth from loom, using electric powered lift.
• May wind bobbins while loom is in operation.
• May cut off strip of wire cloth, using scissors or shears for quality control inspection prior to start of production.
• May maintain records of production and non-repairable cloth defects.