Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that adds silk-like luster to cotton cloth and increases strength and affinity of cloth for dyes: Mounts roll of cloth on machine or pulls supply cloth from handtruck or overhead poteyes and sews end to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine.

• 2) Turns valve to admit caustic into vats and handwheel to adjust tenter frame clips to maintain tension on cloth and prevent shrinkage as cloth passes through soapy-water spray.

• 3) Sets thermostat to control temperature of caustic bath.

• 4) Starts machine and observes flow of cloth through machine units to detect holes in cloth and torn selvages.

• 5) Cuts out defects, using scissors, and seams ends of cloth.

• 6) Turns knobs on control panel to synchronize motor speeds of machine units.

• 7) Adds soap to wash bath as suds are depleted.