- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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A professional who tends machine that presses seams of caps, hats, or millinery. Respnsibilities include:
* Turns dial to regulate temperature of iron in machine head, according to temperature specifications for type of material to be pressed.
* Positions seam over ironing form on bed of machine and under feed wheel guide.
* Depresses pedal to lower heated iron onto seam and feeds material under iron to smooth and flatten seam.
* May be designated according to section of seam pressed as half-section ironer; quarter-section ironer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that shapes and presses garment parts, such as collars and cuffs preparatory to joining parts to garments. Respnsibilities include:
* Pulls collar or cuff onto shaped metal template of machine.
* Depresses pedals to open heated plates of machine and move template and garment part between heated plates.
* Releases pedal to close heated plates against part to shape and press part.
* Turns thermostatic control to regulate temperature of plates according to type of fabric pressed.
* May invert clothing parts prior to shaping and pressing.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that passes cloth (usually woolen) between rollers and steam-jacketed enclosure to press and remove wrinkles from cloth. Respnsibilities include:
* Sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine.
* Turns wheel to adjust guides according to width of cloth.
* Turns thumbscrew to regulate pressure of steam jacket for type of cloth and finish specified.
* Turns valve to admit steam if cloth is to be dampened before pressing.
* Observes cloth feeding into machine to detect and remove foreign matter.
* Places empty truck under swing-folding attachment and doffs full truck or removes full rolls from machine brackets, using chain hoist.
* May measure width of cloth after pressing and turn wheel to adjust spread roller that controls width of finished cloth.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that presses strawhats to shape and smooths brims and crowns. Respnsibilities include:
* Selects pressing dies according to specifications, and secures dies in holders of machine bed and ram, using screwdriver.
* Positions hat over heated lower die in machine bed.
* Moves lever to lower ram containing heated upper die that shapes and smooths hat.
* Removes hat and examines for flaws, such as wrinkles and shaping irregularities.
* May tend hydraulic pressing machine.
* May be designated according to pressing stage as first presser; second presser.
* May moisten hat with steam preparatory to pressing.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends plunger press that presses and shapes straw hats to size. Respnsibilities include:
* Turns valve to admit steam to hollow die.
* Places hat inside die, crown down.
* Pulls lever to force ram down on hat.
* Releases press after specified time and removes pressed hat.
* May tend two presses simultaneously.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends plunger press that presses and shapes straw hats to size. Respnsibilities include:
* Turns valve to admit steam to hollow die.
* Places hat inside die, crown down.
* Pulls lever to force ram down on hat.
* Releases press after specified time and removes pressed hat.
* May tend two presses simultaneously.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that presses and removes wrinkles from leather strips used for shoe findings. Respnsibilities include:
* Sorts strips according to width and color.
* Presses button that starts machine and inserts strip between pressing rollers.
* Guides strips from rollers to distribute strips evenly in container under rollers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that presses trimming material and winds material onto spools. Respnsibilities include:
* Inserts end of trimming between heated rollers and fastens end to takeup spool with tape, pins, or glue.
* Starts and regulates rotation of machine rollers that press and wind trimming material.
* Guides and smooths material as material is drawn into rotating rollers to prevent tangling.
* Turns valve to admit steam into rollers to steam press cloth as required.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that presses trimming material and winds material onto spools. Respnsibilities include:
* Inserts end of trimming between heated rollers and fastens end to takeup spool with tape, pins, or glue.
* Starts and regulates rotation of machine rollers that press and wind trimming material.
* Guides and smooths material as material is drawn into rotating rollers to prevent tangling.
* Turns valve to admit steam into rollers to steam press cloth as required.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that applies finishing solution to yarn, thread, or twine to add strength and luster to item. Respnsibilities include:
* Places full spools on spindles of creel, draws thread through finishing compound and drying and brushing units, and laps end onto takeup spools, or ties thread to preceding end.
* Pours finishing compound into tank to maintain specified level.
* Ties broken threads.
* Doffs finished spools and replaces them with empty spools.
Industry:Professional careers
