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Overview
Knitting machine supervisors monitor machine setup, start-up and production, check fabric quality, watch knitting conditions and keep textile process standards on track.
In job descriptions, look for knitting machine technology, weft or warp knitting, machine inspection, equipment availability, fabric faults, production standards and textile quality checks.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The role follows several knitting machines rather than a single fabric pass. It includes setup checks, start-up inspection, monitoring fabric quality and reacting when stitch formation, yarn flow or machine condition moves away from specification.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes knitting machine technology, textile-process control, weft and warp knitting, equipment availability, fabric-characteristic evaluation and clear work standards for operators around the machines.
Salary context
Salary context depends on the number of machines supervised, shift responsibility, fabric complexity, quality accountability, troubleshooting depth and whether the role coordinates other knitters or only the machine process.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward textile production supervision, quality control, knitting-machine setup, sample or development work, broader textile-process coordination or responsibility for specialized knitted fabrics.
Good to know
Look for the machine type, fabric category, quality tolerances, setup duties, shift coverage, operator coordination and how fabric faults are documented and corrected.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include knitting textile technician and knitting machine operator.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-6063.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
13.91Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics
Alternative labels
Occupation group
knitting machine operator (8152.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ab104661-db96-4752-8c84-97d98f6e8969 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8152.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 8152 |
| Concept type | Occupation |