Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that washes, rinses, and dries sliver to remove impurities, excess dye, and odors: Places balls of sliver on spindles or floor, or sets cans of sliver at feed-end of machine.

• 2) Pieces up sliver with strand left in machine or inserts end of sliver into machine that draws sliver through washing and rinsing solutions, squeeze rollers, and drying cabinets.

• 3) Turns valves to regulate circulation of washing and rinsing solutions and to adjust temperature of drying cabinets.

• 4) Intermingles broken ends of fibers to piece up broken sliver.

• 5) May insert end of sliver in gilling attachment that blends strands and winds sliver into ball.

• 6) May weigh and pack balls of sliver for shipment.

• 7) May tend machine with oil spray attachment that conditions fiber for further processing.