Job Description:

• 1) Tends loom that produces needle felt: Places roll of felt bat into feed holder of loom.

• 2) Aligns bat on conveyor, threads end of bat through needle bed of loom, and attaches felt to rewind spindle.

• 3) Starts machine, watches feed gauge, and stops machine when specified length of felt is produced.

• 4) Cuts felt from roll with shears.

• 5) May glue or sew together ends of base to form continuous roll.

• 6) May place roll of textile base into feed holder and align with bat to produce textile backed felt.

• 7) May replace defective needle boards, using handtools.