Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that draws out and combines wool, synthetic, or blended sliver and aligns fibers preparatory to further processing: Places balls of sliver on holders or positions cans of sliver at feeding end of machine.

• 2) Threads sliver through guides, gathering eye, rollers, and under fallers.

• 3) Starts machine and guides sliver into receiving can, or wraps end around spindle that winds it into ball.

• 4) Observes operation of machine to detect breaks and pieces up ends together by hand.

• 5) Replaces exhausted supply cans or balls of sliver.

• 6) Doffs can or balls of processed sliver.

• 7) May weigh cans or balls of sliver and record weight.

• 8) May weigh sample of sliver to determine quality of sliver produced by machine.