Job Description:

• 1) Presses caps or hats over heated hat blocks, by hand or with electric iron, to shape, smooth, or finish articles by any combination of following methods: Turns dial or handle on metal block to heat block and fits article over block.

• 2) Presses, pulls, and rubs article by hand to smooth article.

• 3) Inserts parts of adjustable block into hat or cap and forces wedge between parts to expand parts to fill article.

• 4) Places article on bed of steam chamber or holds article over steam jet to soften article.

• 5) Presses article with electric iron before placing in heated drying box.

• 6) May be designated according to hat blocked as Panama-Hat Blocker; Strawhat Blocker; or according to production stage as Trimming-Department Blocker.

• 7) When performing final finishing operations in addition to blocking, such as brushing hats and clipping loose threads, may be known as Set-Off Blocker.