Job Description:

• 1) Tends slubber machines that draw out and loosely twist sliver into roving to strengthen sliver for subsequent drawing and twisting operations: Fastens ends of sliver from full cans to preceding ends by overlapping and twisting ends with fingers, or threads sliver over guide, through rolls and flyers, and onto bobbins.

• 2) Patrols machines to detect exhausted ends and to observe signal lights indicating machine stoppage caused by sliver breaks.

• 3) Pieces up broken ends by threading sliver through rollers and flyer and twisting sliver to end on bobbin.