Machine Fixer Job Description:

Repairs and maintains fiber-making machinery and equipment, such as slitting, twisting, weaving, and wrapping machines, using handtools, hoists, and precision-measuring instruments: Examines machines and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble. Dismantles machines and removes defective parts, using pliers, wrenches, and screwdrivers. Repairs and replaces parts and reassembles machine, using handtools. Affixes special attachments to machines. Sets belts and lubricates machinery and equipment. Moves machine components, using hoists and rollers.