Job Description:

• 1) Operates scouring train to wash, rinse, and dry raw wool preparatory to dyeing or carding: Turns valves to start continuous flow of water, detergent, and acid into bowls.

• 2) Reads thermometer and turns steam valves to heat wash and rinse solutions to specified operating temperature.

• 3) Starts machine that feeds raw wool from hopper into washbowl and activates rakes that move wool through bowls to squeeze rolls and rinse bowl.

• 4) Patrols scouring train to detect choke-up at squeeze rolls and removes jammed fibers by hand.

• 5) Observes sudsing in washbowls and turns valve to increase or decrease concentration of detergent.

• 6) Tests acidity of solution in finishing bowl by titration.

• 7) Turns valve to control flow of acid to maintain specified concentration.

• 8) Starts fans that circulate hot air in drier.

• 9) Feels wool delivered from drier and adjusts thermostatic control if wool is not dry.

• 10) Drains and cleans machine.

• 11) May feed raw wool into scouring machine hopper.

• 12) May direct activities of team workers and be designated Scouring-Train Operator, Chief.