Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine equipped with electric knife or rotary shear that cuts cloth into specified lengths and folds lengths for use in making bags: Places roll of cloth on brackets of machine and threads cloth between feed rollers or sews cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine.

• 2) Cuts cloth, using either of following methods: Moves slotted bar specified distance from folding bar to obtain length of cut and tightens setscrew to secure bar.

• 3) Starts machine that moves cloth over slotted bar.

• 4) Pushes electric knife along slot to cut cloth into lengths.

• 5) Changes gears of machine, using wrenches, or turns dial to set feeding speed of machine that controls length of cut.

• 6) Starts machine that automatically cuts cloth into lengths, folds lengths, and deposits folded cloth on catch-bar of machine.

• 7) Periodically removes folded cloth accumulated on catch-bar and stacks cloth on handtruck.

• 8) Measures cloth lengths, using rule.

• 9) Records yardage cut.

• 10) May be designated according to type of bag cut as Cotton-Bag-Cutting-Machine Operator; Jute-Bag-Cutting-Machine Operator; Waterproof-Bag-Cutting-Machine Operator.