A professional who operates knitting machines to knit hose to shape of foot and leg. Responsibilities include:

• Places spools of yarn on spindles of machine and threads machine.
• Places welt rod in retaining notch of welt bar and turns lever to lower welt bar to knitting position.
• Pushes yarn carrier into position and turns bar to start machine to knit welt.
• Hooks draw-off straps from takeup roller to welt rod to hold welt and leg taut during knitting.
• Turns handwheels to position picot bar to knit stitches joining welt to leg of hose and to raise picot and welt bars after welt is knitted.
• Stops machine and clips loose threads at welt and toe of completed hose, using scissors.
• Removes welt rods and hose from machine.
• Counts, bundles, and attaches identifying ticket to hose.
• Replaces and aligns needles and points of machine, using pliers.
• May clean and oil machine.