Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that winds typewriter ribbons onto spools: Sets yardage indicator on machine according to ribbon length specified on work order to control number of revolutions.

• 2) Places ribbon supply reel on mandrel and draws ribbon around rollers and through ribbon guide to prepare ribbon for winding.

• 3) Adjusts ribbon guide, according to width of ribbon.

• 4) Places empty spool on spindle and attaches end of ribbon from supply reel to spool.

• 5) Turns knob to zero dial of footage counter and depresses pedal to wind ribbon onto spool or turns reel that winds ribbon onto spool.

• 6) Observes dial of footage counter and stops machine at specified point.

• 7) Examines ribbon during winding to detect defects in fabric, inking, and winding.

• 8) Removes completed spool from spindle and attaches hooks or eyelets onto ends of ribbons to facilitate attaching to empty spool on typewriter.

• 9) Attaches fasteners over end of ribbon to prevent unwinding.