| Job Title |
Blending-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Tends Machines That Mix Textile Fibers Into Uniform Blends:
Sets Sliding Counterbalances Into Position On Scale Beams Of
Automatic Feeders To Regulate Weight Of Fiber Deposited On
Conveyor, Following Lot Sheet Instructions. Opens Chute To Feed
Fibers Into Machine Or Deposits Armfuls Of Various Types Of
Fiber Into Hoppers Of Appropriate Feeders, According To Blending
Instructions. Starts Machines And Observes Flow Of Fiber Through
Mixing Picker Machines To Detect Clogged Rollers. Stops Machines
And Unclogs Rollers By Hand. Cleans Machines After Each Lot,
Using Airhose. May Mix Oil Lubricant. May Turn Valve To Regulate
Flow Of Oil Lubricant Onto Fiber, According To Type Of Fibers
Being Blended. May Tend Machines That Mix Colored Wool Fibers
And Be Designated Gray Mixing Operator (tex. Prod., Nec); White
Mixing Operator (tex. Prod., Nec).
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