| Job Title |
Ginner |
| Job Description |
Tends Variety Of Machines, Such As Dryers, Cleaners, Gin
Stands, And Linters, That Dry, Clean, And Separate Cotton Lint
From Seed And Waste Material: Slides Hand Into Seed Chutes And
Removes Accumulations Of Seed. Observes Saw Ribs In Gin Stand
And Linter Screens To Detect Clogging. Removes Cotton Manually
Or Using Ginstick. Opens Gas Supply Valve And Pushes Alarm
Switch To Warn Workers That Machinery Is Starting. Pushes
Switches To Start Separator, Vacuum, And Trash Fans; Seed
Augers; Linters; Cleaners; And Other Auxiliary Equipment. Turns
Control Knobs On Automatic Dryers To Ignite Fire And Set Drying
Temperature. Ascertains Seed-handling Instructions From Seed
Tags, Pulls Ropes To Open Gates, Allowing Seeds To Be Deposited
In Hoppers According To Instructions, And Resets Automatic
Seed-weighing Counter. Pulls Ropes To Open Suction Gates And
Start Suction That Controls Flow Of Cotton Through Equipment.
Listens To Sounds Of Running Machinery, Observes Flow Of Seeds
And Cotton, Feels Cotton Sample, And Sniffs Air To Detect
Equipment Malfunction And Maladjustment And Burning Cotton.
Stops Machine And Removes Obstructions, Adjusts Dryer
Temperature, And Regulates Cotton Feed To Correct Malfunctions,
Achieve Optimum Drying Of Cotton, And Maintain Maximum Ginning
Capacity Of Machines. Closes Suction Gates After Last Bale Of
Order Has Been Ginned. Records Seed Weight And Bale Weight On
Report Form. Periodically Replaces Worn And Defective Parts On
Machines. Lubricates Motors, Bearings, And Other Friction
Surfaces. May Be Identified With Machines Tended Or With Work
Performed, Such As Linting, Cleaning, Drying, And Ginning.
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