Job Description:

• 1) Tends feed-end of range that applies size, starch, water-repellent, wrinkle resistant, or other chemical finishes to cloth, stretches cloth to specified width, and dries finished cloth: Positions truck of folded cloth at feed-end of machine or inserts rod through cloth roll and pushes roll onto brackets.

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

• 3) Turns valve to permit flow of finish to trough under mangle.

• 4) Turns handwheels and knobs to control temperature of drying cans and movement of cloth through range, and to adjust width and tension guides.

• 5) Observes cloth entering machine to detect flaws, such as holes and torn selvages.

• 6) Cuts out flaws, using scissors.

• 7) When back-filling cloth with starch, positions doctor at specified angle to scrape excess starch from cloth.

• 8) Cleans and greases machines.

• 9) May be designated according to type of finish applied as Back Sizer; Waterproofing-Machine Operator.