Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that washes and treats felt with chemical preservatives: Wraps felt around machine spindle or presses button to start rollers that pull felt into machine.

• 2) Turns valves to admit water, steam, detergents, caustics, and other chemicals into machine at specified intervals according to specifications.

• 3) Presses button to start machine washing and treating cycles.

• 4) Unloads machine with aid of another worker or threads felt through rollers for removal of moisture.

• 5) May tend machine to dye felt and be designated Felt-Dyeing-Machine Tender.