Job Description:

• 1) Tends one or more automatic sewing machines that stitch cord to edge of continuous length of tape to reinforce it for attachment to zipper chain: Mounts cheeses, cones, or bobbins of cord on holders of machines.

• 2) Threads cord and tape through guides and tension bars.

• 3) Starts machine that automatically stitches cords to tape.

• 4) Observes machine for automatic stopping which indicates defective feed or broken thread.

• 5) Tapes together broken ends of cord or thread.

• 6) Examines sewn tape for loose cords or dropped stitching.

• 7) Adjusts cord tensions and guide positions, using screwdriver and pliers.

• 8) May tend machines that sew spiral or ladder-shaped filament between layers of tape to form side of zipper and be designated Sewing-Machine Operator, Plastic Zipper.

• 9) Performs duties as described under SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, AUTOMATIC Master Title.