Job Description:

• 1) Tends machines that dye and finish knitted garments, such as hosiery and sweaters: Turns valves to admit water and steam into machine to specified level.

• 2) Pours dye, cleaning agents, or finishing chemicals into machine.

• 3) Turns thermostat and timing device to set temperature and dyeing time, according to formula.

• 4) Places garments in compartments of machine and starts machine.

• 5) Periodically examines garments from each dye or finish lot to detect variations from processing standards.

• 6) Adds dye, reducing agent, or finishing chemicals, according to instructions, if standard is not matched.

• 7) Drains solution from machine at end of dyeing or finishing cycle.

• 8) Removes dyed or finished garments to handtruck and labels each lot.

• 9) May tend extractor.

• 10) May weigh or measure cleaning agents and chemicals.

• 11) May be designated according to type of machine used as Paddle-Dyeing-Machine Operator; Rotary-Drum Dyer.