Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that dyes or bleaches yarn wound on perforated beams I, tubes I, or spring coils: Loads package stand or beam of yarn into machine, using power hoist.

• 2) Closes lid and tightens lid bolts with wrench.

• 3) Mixes preweighed dye or bleach with water in pail or overflow tank, stirring with paddle.

• 4) Turns valves to control steam and water flow.

• 5) Sets controls to pump dye or bleach into machine that automatically processes and rinses yarn at specified temperature and pressure.

• 6) Adds chemicals during dyeing or bleaching cycle as specified.

• 7) May load packages of yarn onto perforated spindles of stand and unload machine.

• 8) May weigh dyes according to formula.

• 9) May tend machine to bleach yarn and be designated Yarn-Bleaching-Machine Operator.

• 10) May tend machine to dye raw fibers or tops and be designated Raw-Stock-Dyeing-Machine Tender; Top-Dyeing-Machine Tender.