A professional who assists cloth-shrinking-machine operator in shrinking cloth. Respnsibilities include:

• Pushes handtruck of rolled or folded cloth to machine and mounts roll on bracket of machine, using hoist.
• Threads ends of cloth through guides, rollers, and shrinking elements.
• Smooths folds of cloth being discharged into handtruck or removes rolls, using hoist.
• Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
• May sew ends of new cuts to cloth already in machine.
• Important variables may be indicated by processes or trade names of machines used.