| Job Title |
Slasher Tender |
| Job Description |
Operates Machine To Saturate Warp Yarn With Size And Wind
Sized Yarn Onto Loom Beam: Positions Section Beams Onto Creel
With Aid Of Another Worker, Using Hoist. Gathers Ends Of Warp
Together And Ties Warp To Corresponding Leaders Left In Machine
From Previous Run, Or When Machine Is Empty, Bunches Ends
Together And Threads Yarn Through Size Pot, Around Drying
Cylinders, And Onto Loom Beams. Inserts Lease Rods Between
Alternate Strands Of Yarn To Prevent Yarn From Sticking
Together. Lays Individual Warp Ends Between Teeth Of Expansion
Comb For Even Distribution Across Loom Beam. Turns Valves To
Admit Size Into Vat And Steam Into Drying Cylinders. Sets
Yardage Clock To Indicate Yardage To Be Wound On Loom Beam.
Starts Machine And Observes Flow Of Warp Through Machine To
Detect Breaks And Tangles In Yarn. Disentangles Yarn And Ties
Broken Ends With Fingers. Feels Yarn To Verify Adherence Of Size
To Yarn And Ensure That Yarn Is Dry But Not Burned. Inserts
Lease String In Warp Yarn And Secures Yarn Ends With Tape. Doffs
Loom Beam Onto Handtruck And Replaces With Empty Beam, Using
Hoist. Records Style Number, Yardage Beamed, Yarn Breaks, And
Machine Stops. May Change Temperature Control Chart On Control
Panel. May Clean Machine. May Process Yarn For Use On Narrow
Fabric Looms And Be Designated Warp-spool Slasher (narrow
Fabrics).
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