Job Description:

• 1) Assists CARD GRINDER in setting up and repairing cotton and synthetic fiber carding machines and picking machines: Cleans machines of waste and excess fibers from previous run, using airhose.

• 2) Inspects machines and machine parts to detect wearing of or damage to parts.

• 3) Replaces defective parts, such as rollers, belts and gears, using handtools.

• 4) Adjusts clearance between carding and doffing cylinder and between flats, using leaf, flat, and pen gauges, and listening for contact of surfaces.

• 5) Adjusts machine parts, such as prefeeders, evenfeeders, and levers, to regulate speed of machine, flow of fiber, and length of lap.

• 6) Grinds wire teeth of flats and carding and doffing cylinders, using grinding device.

• 7) Inspects teeth to verify grinding meets specifications.

• 8) Lubricates wearing surfaces of machine, using oilcan.