Textile Cutting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender resume
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Also called textile cutting machine setters operators and tenders, automated cutting machine operator, automatic die cutting machine operator and automatic folding machine operator.
$38,760
Median pay a year
9,000
People do this work
6
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Textile Cutting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender
Summary
Textile cutting machine operator setting up and running machines to cut fabric layers for garments and toys, monitoring operations, ensuring quality, and performing maintenance on equipment
Experience
Textile Cutting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Operated machines to cut multiple layers of fabric for items like garments and stuffed toys
Placed patterns on fabric layers and cut them using electric or manual knives and cutters
Started machines, monitored operations, and made adjustments as needed
Inspected products to ensure quality standards were met
Recorded information about work completed and machine settings
Cleaned, oiled, and lubricated machines using air hoses and cleaning solutions
Notified supervisors of mechanical malfunctions and inspected machinery for repairs
Skills
Core Skills
Operating textile cutting equipment, Setting equipment controls, Exchanging information with colleagues, Studying blueprints or instructions, Inspecting products or operations, Conducting test runs of equipment, Cleaning production equipment
Checking & Planning
Inspecting work, Inspecting textile products, Inspecting production equipment
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Checked products for qualityCut fabric using patternsStarted machines and watched themAdjusted machine settings as neededRecorded work and machine infoNotified supervisors of problems
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Checked products for quality to meet specifications and standards
Started machines and monitored operations, making adjustments as necessary
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Show what improved once the quality checks were done
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Ensured product quality, resulting in fewer defects in finished products
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Fewer defects in finished productsSmoother production flowHigher customer satisfaction
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Mention if you were trusted to train anyone on machine operation
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Started machines and monitored operations, making adjustments as necessary
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Trained new operators on machine settingsOversaw junior staff during shiftsLed team meetings on machine use
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Operating textile cutting equipment
Setting equipment controls
Exchanging information with colleagues
Studying blueprints or instructions
Inspecting products or operations
Inspecting work
Inspecting textile products
Inspecting production equipment
Conducting test runs of equipment
Cleaning production equipment
Installing mechanical components
Feeding materials or products
The work itself
What a Textile Cutting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender does
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Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.
What it pays
How much does a Textile Cutting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$34,230
Median
$38,760
75th percentile
$45,220
About 9,000 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.