Job Description:

• 1) Tends slubber machines that draw out and loosely twist sliver into roving to strengthen sliver for subsequent drawing and twisting operations: Fastens ends of sliver from full cans to preceding ends by overlapping and twisting ends with fingers, or threads sliver over guide, through rolls and flyers, and onto bobbins.

• 2) Patrols machines to detect exhausted ends and to observe signal lights indicating machine stoppage caused by sliver breaks.

• 3) Pieces up broken ends by threading sliver through rollers and flyer and twisting sliver to end on bobbin.

• 4) Doffs bobbin of roving, placing flyers on top of frame and roving in box truck.

• 5) Sets empty bobbins on spindles, winds end of roving around bobbins, and replaces flyers.

• 6) Brushes lint and dust from rollers and oils machine.

• 7) May mark spools of roving with colored chalk to denote weight and texture.