Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that applies and smooths stiffening compounds, such as starch, onto cloth: Lifts roll of cloth onto machine brackets.

• 2) Threads cloth end through machine rollers and dryer and ties leader strap to takeup reel.

• 3) Lowers doctor and turns setscrews to adjust tension on cloth and set guide devices.

• 4) Pours compound on cloth directly in front of knife assembly and spreads compound evenly with paddle.

• 5) Starts and observes operation of machine, and adds compound as needed.

• 6) Lifts finished roll from takeup reel after cloth has passed through dryer.

• 7) May tend machine that automatically applies stiffening compound to cloth before cloth is drawn beneath knife.