Job Description:

• 1) Examines articles made from fabric, such as bags, bed linens, canvas products, or house furnishings, to detect soil and assembly defects: Measures length or width of article to detect variation from customer or plant specifications, using tape or rule.

• 2) Spreads article over table or rack and scans article to detect defective stitching, loose threads, color variations between thread and fabric, and uneven seams, corners, pleats, or hems.

• 3) Cuts excess threads with scissors.

• 4) Marks defects with gummed label or chalk.

• 5) Stacks articles that fail to meet specifications on handtruck or table.

• 6) Records number and type of defects.

• 7) Folds articles according to customer or plant specifications.

• 8) May examine paired articles, comparing designs to detect irregular alignment.

• 9) May inspect tufted articles, scanning article to detect uneven or ragged tufts.

• 10) May work as member of team to examine large articles, such as blankets, bedspreads, and draperies.

• 11) May be designated according to article inspected as Bag Inspector; Bedspread Inspector; Blanket Inspector; Curtain Inspector; Dish-Cloth Inspector; Drapery Inspector.

• 12) May be designated: Inspector, Canvas Products; Returned-Goods Inspector; Sheet Inspector; Towel Inspector.