Job Description:

• 1) Sets up, adjusts, and repairs looms to weave cloth of specified quality and design, using knowledge of loom function and weaving, diagrams, and manuals: Inspects loom or woven cloth to determine adjustments or repairs needed.

• 2) Repairs or replaces defective parts, such as harness straps and shuttles, and adjusts tension and timing of parts, using handtools.

• 3) Levels and aligns parts, such as shuttle boxes, race plates, and reeds, to prevent excessive wear, using straightedge, level, and square.

• 4) May change setup of loom to weave different pattern or different type yarn.

• 5) May be designated according to type of loom serviced as Dobby-Loom Fixer; Jacquard-Loom Fixer; Narrow-Fabric-Loom Fixer; Rapier-Insertion Loom Fixer; Water-Jet Loom Fixer.