- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who feeds cloth into any of various textile finishing machines. Respnsibilities include:
* Aligns trucks or rolls of cloth to be processed through machine according to priority, style, and width.
* Positions truck of cloth at feed end of machine or mounts roll of cloth onto brackets at scray.
* Sews end of cloth to leader, using portable sewing machine.
* Straightens cloth as it enters machine.
* May assist machine operator to thread cloth through machine.
* May be designated according to machine fed as Finishing-Range Feeder; Mercerizing-Range Feeder; Tenter-Frame Feeder.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds feathers, used to stuff cushions, and pillows, into hopper of machine that curls (crushes) feathers to prevent quills from protruding through ticking of finished product.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who cleans and dresses pelts, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include:
* Cuts pelts on belly side from neck to tail with knife to facilitate further handling.
* Feeds pelts into cylinder of combing machine that untangles hair.
* Loads, starts, stops, and unloads beating machine to remove loose hair and foreign matter from pelts.
* Brushes grease onto skin side of pelts to restore oils removed in dyeing and tanning processes, or loads pelts and grease into revolving drum for specified time.
* Loads pelts and sawdust into revolving drum to tumble pelts in sawdust to dry, clean, and soften them.
* Stops drum after specified interval and transfers pelts to revolving cage to remove sawdust from pelts.
* Pulls skin of pelt back and forth over edge of metal bar, or slips uncut pelt over tongue of spreading device to stretch, open pores, and soften skin of pelt.
* Trims furs with scissors to even length of hairs.
* May be designated according to specialized task performed or machine tended as Beating-Machine Operator; Comber; Cutter; Drummer; Fur Clipper; Fur Puller; Fur Stretcher; Greaser.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who cleans and dresses pelts, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include:
* Cuts pelts on belly side from neck to tail with knife to facilitate further handling.
* Feeds pelts into cylinder of combing machine that untangles hair.
* Loads, starts, stops, and unloads beating machine to remove loose hair and foreign matter from pelts.
* Brushes grease onto skin side of pelts to restore oils removed in dyeing and tanning processes, or loads pelts and grease into revolving drum for specified time.
* Loads pelts and sawdust into revolving drum to tumble pelts in sawdust to dry, clean, and soften them.
* Stops drum after specified interval and transfers pelts to revolving cage to remove sawdust from pelts.
* Pulls skin of pelt back and forth over edge of metal bar, or slips uncut pelt over tongue of spreading device to stretch, open pores, and soften skin of pelt.
* Trims furs with scissors to even length of hairs.
* May be designated according to specialized task performed or machine tended as Beating-Machine Operator; Comber; Cutter; Drummer; Fur Clipper; Fur Puller; Fur Stretcher; Greaser.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds rabbit skins under revolving cutting wheel of machine that slits pelt along belly, opening skin for further processing into hatters' fur.
* May cut off ears, tail, and feet of rabbit, using knife.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds machine that rounds edges of thread packages so that dye will penetrate thread uniformly.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists rug inspector in examination of felt rug pads. Respnsibilities include:
* Examines felt and points out imperfections.
* Straightens material to ensure even rewinding.
* Helps lift finished roll to wrapping machine.
* Places pipe or bar in winding rack, and starts new roll of padding.
* Helps rug inspector cut material to specified length.
* Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds and off bears boarding II equipment that shapes and dries knitted socks. Respnsibilities include:
* Pulls socks over leg-shaped boarding forms, aligns toe and heel with form, and smooths out wrinkles in leg.
* Strips shaped socks from forms and stacks socks on tray for further processing.
* May turn valves to increase or decrease steam pressure and temperature of boarding forms according to type of socks being boarded.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who removes hemp fibers from conveyor of machines that dry or scutch fibers. Respnsibilities include:
* Places hemp on table or another conveyor, or coils hemp for next operation.
* May be designated according to type of machine from which hemp is removed as taker-off, braker machine; taker-off, drying kiln; taker-off, scutcher machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who removes hemp fibers from conveyor of machines that dry or scutch fibers. Respnsibilities include:
* Places hemp on table or another conveyor, or coils hemp for next operation.
* May be designated according to type of machine from which hemp is removed as taker-off, braker machine; taker-off, drying kiln; taker-off, scutcher machine.
Industry:Professional careers
