A professional who tends machine that unwinds cloth from rolls and discharges it into loose or folded form to facilitate further processing. Respnsibilities include:

• Inserts metal rod through roll of cloth and lifts cloth into feeding position.
• Sews end of cloth roll to cloth in machine, using portable sewing machine.
• Positions truck under delivery roller or swing-folding attachment and starts machine.
• Pushes loaded trucks from area.
• May observe cloth to detect defective seams and resew seams to prevent raveling.