A professional who tends machine that winds washed, damp, or ironed roller towels into rolls preparatory to ironing or packaging. Respnsibilities include:

• Wraps end of towel around metal rod and inserts ends of rod into slots in machine.
• Swings down hinged tension gate until it latches to put tension on towel.
• Pushes and pulls hand-operated clutch bar to start and stop machine.
• Inspects towel for stains and holes as it is being wound onto roll.
• Secures end of wound towel with tape.
• Lifts rolled towel from machine.
• May tend machine that unrolls and folds towels.