Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that cleans and disentangles fur fibers used in making felt hats: Dumps fur into hopper of machine.

• 2) Starts machine that forces fibers through sections containing air blowers and toothed rollers that clean and disentangle fibers.

• 3) Feels and examines fibers to determine conformance to quality standards and to detect presence of debris, such as sawdust and particles of pelt, requiring additional passes through machine.

• 4) Cleans machine and removes debris, using brush, shovel, and compressed-air hose.

• 5) May weigh and bag specified amounts of fibers.

• 6) May be designated according to number of sections in fur-blowing unit as Eight-Section Blower; Six-Section Blower.