Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that passes printed or dyed cloth through steam and chemical fumes to develop and fix colors: Measures out and mixes chemicals with water in tank.

• 2) Trucks cloth to feed-end of ager.

• 3) Sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine.

• 4) Observes cloth entering machine to detect defects, such as holes and grease spots.

• 5) Examines cloth emerging from machine to detect uneven or incorrect color shade and color runs indicating incorrect adjustment of steam and chemical flow.

• 6) Turns valves to make adjustments.

• 7) Pulls cloth having imperfections over edge of truck for later removal and ravels seams to separate lots.

• 8) Marks aged cloth and records production.

• 9) Stops machine, cools interior with water, and enters ager to rethread cloth that has torn out.

• 10) May tear out patch of defective cloth for inspection by CLOTH PRINTER.

• 11) May tend machine using steam only and be known as Endless-Steamer Tender.