| Job Title |
Cloth-shrinking-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Tends Machine That Shrinks Woven Or Knitted Cloth To
Predetermined Size: Mounts Roll Of Cloth On Machine, Using Chain
Hoist. Threads End Of Cloth Through Tension Bars, Guide And Feed
Rollers, And Through Shrinking Elements. Observes Flow Of Cloth
Through Machine Onto Takeup Roll, Or Guides Cloth Onto Shrinking
Elements To Prevent Wrinkles And Uneven Winding, Or Sets Speed
Of Elements According To Shrinkage-control Guide For Various
Cloth Styles. Turns Valves Or Moves Switch Control To Regulate
Flow Of Water Or Steam. May Measure Cloth Width, Using
Yardstick. May Tend Equipment That Preshrinks Woolen Suiting
Fabric And Be Designated Soaker (textile). May Sew, Using
Portable Sewing Machine, Or Pin Cut Of Cloth To Cloth In
Machine. May Doff Rolls Of Shrunken Cloth. May Tend Machine Not
Equipped With Water Vat And Be Designated Steam-pan Sponger
(textile). Important Variables May Be Indicated By Processes Or
Trade Names Of Machines Used.
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