Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that cuts materials, such as braid, cardboard, cloth, felt, leather, ribbon, roofing paper, strands of wire, or tape to specified dimensions, by any of following methods: Spaces guide or stop gauge along calibrated scale of cutting table according to length of cut specified and tightens setscrew to secure guide or gauge in position.

• 2) Stacks single or multiple layers of material on cutting table with edges against stop gauge or pulls material across cutting table to guide.

• 3) Lowers lever-type blade by hand to cut material.

• 4) Spaces stop gauge along calibrated scale, according to length of cut specified, and tightens setscrew to secure gauge in position.

• 5) Places single or multiple layers of material on bed of machine with edges against stop gauge or moves lever to advance material in bed of machine against stop gauge.

• 6) Depresses pedal to activate lever-type-blade that lowers and cuts material.

• 7) May tend machine that trims excess material or irregular edges from variety of materials or garment and shoe parts.

• 8) Mounts roll of material on shaft or positions container of flat folded material at feed end of machine.

• 9) Threads end of material through guides and automatic feeding device.

• 10) Turns setscrew to regulate feeding device according to length of cut specified.

• 11) Starts machine that automatically feeds material under lever-type blade and cuts material into lengths.

• 12) Stacks lengths of material on table or in handtruck.

• 13) May change blade, using handtools.

• 14) When cutting materials for use in making rubber stamp pads, is designated Guillotine Operator.

• 15) When trimming feathers for use in making shuttlecocks, is designated Shuttlecock-Feather Trimmer.

• 16) May be designated according to material or article cut or trimmed as Belt-Loop Cutter; Collar Trimmer; Sample Cutter.

• 17) May be designated: Band Cutter; Belt Cutter; Braid Cutter; Elastic Cutter; Foil Cutter; Hose-Suspender Cutter; Label Cutter; Piping Blocker; Ribbon Cutter I; Strap Cutter; Tape Cutter; Toppiece Chopper.