Job Description:

• 1) Fabricates brooms from broomcorn fibers, using one of following methods: Inserts and clamps broom handle in winder.

• 2) Threads end of wire from reel through hole in handle and nails, ties, or staples wire to handle.

• 3) Places layers of fiber onto handle and depresses pedal to rotate handle to wrap wire around fiber.

• 4) Spreads fibers around under wire as winder turns.

• 5) Trims excess fiber around each layer, using knife.

• 6) Hooks leather strap around body of broom to secure it while winding subsequent layers.

• 7) Pounds fibers to pack and shape broom shoulders, using mallet.

• 8) Wraps and fastens wire around neck of broom handle with stapler.

• 9) Weighs brooms on scales to verify conformance to standard.

• 10) Gathers cut and graded broomcorn into bundle according to size required for broom.

• 11) Inserts broom handle into plastic cone and staples cone to broom handle, using stapling machine.

• 12) Dips base of broomcorn bundle in pot of hot tar, inserts base into cone, flattens cone and broomcorn into fan-flare shape, using vise.

• 13) Staples cone to broomcorn, using stapling machine, and stacks brooms for further processing.

• 14) May pull broom through stemmer to remove coarse or short fibers.