Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.
<ul><li>Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.</li><li>Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.</li><li>Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.</li><li>Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.</li><li>Replace depleted supply packages with full packages.</li><li>Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.</li><li>Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced.</li><li>Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed.</li><li>Tend machines that twist together two or more strands of yarn or insert additional twists into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness, or uniformity of yarn.</li><li>Observe operations to detect defects, malfunctions, or supply shortages.</li><li>Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.</li></ul>