- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who tends machine equipped with heated, fluted roller that separates, polishes, and raises or flattens pile of plush fabrics. Respnsibilities include:
* Positions truck of cloth at entry end of machine and sews cloth from truck to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine.
* Turns knob on thermostat to set temperature of cylinder according to specifications.
* Starts machine and moves lever to set pressure on hydraulic apron that presses cloth against cylinder to raise or flatten pile as specified.
* Straightens cloth to remove wrinkles before cloth passes between apron and cylinder.
* Compares finished cloth with standard swatch, and notifies supervisor if cloth varies from standard.
* Hangs cloth in loops on racks at delivery end of machine to prevent crushing of pile or doffs rolls of fabric when pile has been flattened.
* Ravels seams to separate cloth pieces.
* May tend mangle in tandem with machine to apply finish to cloth.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine equipped with heated, fluted roller that separates, polishes, and raises or flattens pile of plush fabrics. Respnsibilities include:
* Positions truck of cloth at entry end of machine and sews cloth from truck to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine.
* Turns knob on thermostat to set temperature of cylinder according to specifications.
* Starts machine and moves lever to set pressure on hydraulic apron that presses cloth against cylinder to raise or flatten pile as specified.
* Straightens cloth to remove wrinkles before cloth passes between apron and cylinder.
* Compares finished cloth with standard swatch, and notifies supervisor if cloth varies from standard.
* Hangs cloth in loops on racks at delivery end of machine to prevent crushing of pile or doffs rolls of fabric when pile has been flattened.
* Ravels seams to separate cloth pieces.
* May tend mangle in tandem with machine to apply finish to cloth.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that cuts fur from pelts or trims excess fur from hat and cap parts. Respnsibilities include:
* Turns setscrew to adjust machine guide to accommodate thickness of pelt or fur-covered parts, such as cap linings or ear flaps.
* Starts machine and feeds articles against machine guide and under feed roller.
* Removes fur cuttings from machine tray and places items in containers for further processing.
* Gathers pelts and places pelts in bags for disposal.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that singes nap or loose fibers from thread. Respnsibilities include:
* Creels machine with packages of thread.
* Draws thread from creel, lays individual ends of thread between teeth of expansion combs, pulls thread over gas burner, and loops ends of thread around takeup spools.
* Turns valve to start flow of gas and lights flame, using spark lighter.
* Starts machine that automatically swings flame beneath thread and observes flow of thread through machine to detect breaks in thread ends.
* Stops machine and ties breaks in thread by hand.
* Doffs spools of singed yarn.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that singes nap or loose fibers from thread. Respnsibilities include:
* Creels machine with packages of thread.
* Draws thread from creel, lays individual ends of thread between teeth of expansion combs, pulls thread over gas burner, and loops ends of thread around takeup spools.
* Turns valve to start flow of gas and lights flame, using spark lighter.
* Starts machine that automatically swings flame beneath thread and observes flow of thread through machine to detect breaks in thread ends.
* Stops machine and ties breaks in thread by hand.
* Doffs spools of singed yarn.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that raises and sets direction of fiber on surface of woolen cloth, imparting soft and lofty hand to cloth. Respnsibilities include:
* Mounts roll of cloth on shaft at feed-end of machine, using hoist.
* Sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine.
* Turns handwheels to raise or lower contact rollers that press cloth against gigging cylinder to control amount of nap.
* Turns valves to admit water into wet-out boxes.
* Starts machine and processes cloth back and forth through machine until nap has been raised according to specifications.
* Relaxes pressure on contact rollers and processes cloth through machine to set direction of nap.
* Doffs rolls of cloth from delivery end of machine.
* May tend machine equipped with steaming roller rather than wet-out boxes and be designated Steam Gigger.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that raises and sets direction of fiber on surface of woolen cloth, imparting soft and lofty hand to cloth. Respnsibilities include:
* Mounts roll of cloth on shaft at feed-end of machine, using hoist.
* Sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine.
* Turns handwheels to raise or lower contact rollers that press cloth against gigging cylinder to control amount of nap.
* Turns valves to admit water into wet-out boxes.
* Starts machine and processes cloth back and forth through machine until nap has been raised according to specifications.
* Relaxes pressure on contact rollers and processes cloth through machine to set direction of nap.
* Doffs rolls of cloth from delivery end of machine.
* May tend machine equipped with steaming roller rather than wet-out boxes and be designated Steam Gigger.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends semiautomatic machine that abrades hat crowns to remove excess fibers and impart smooth finish. Respnsibilities include:
* Selects hat block, according to size specifications, and attaches hat block to spindle of machine, using screwdriver.
* Turns handwheel to adjust tension of sanding belt against surface of hat.
* Slips hat onto block and moves lever to start machine that sandpapers crown.
* Feels surface of crown to ascertain smoothness of nap, and stops machine when specified texture is attained.
* Turns hat inside out and repeats operation to smooth inside of crown.
* Threads sandpaper from holder over machine guides as sanding belt becomes worn.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine equipped with pinking attachment that cuts strips of labeling material into individual labels. Respnsibilities include:
* Positions roll of material on holder and inserts end in feeding mechanism.
* Turns dial to set counter for specified number of labels to be cut.
* Starts machine and observes cut labels to detect cutting defects.
* Removes defective labels and notifies machine fixer to adjust machine.
* Packs specified number of labels in box.
* May tend machine that cuts labels without pinking and be designated Label Cutter.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that flexes hat brims and raises nap to improve pliability and appearance of brim. Respnsibilities include:
* Starts machine and inserts hat brim between feed rollers and cloth-covered pads or rollers that bend and rub brim to flex brim and raise nap.
* May be designated according to type of hat processed as felt-hat-mellowing-machine operator.
Industry:Professional careers
