Narrow Fabrics - Occupations Duties
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Automatic Label cutting and folding machine Operator Occupation
Job Duties:
- Tend machine that cuts, folds cut edges, presses, counts, and packs labels in box
- Position roll of labels on holder inserts end in feeder mechanism
- Position box at discharge end of machine turns dial to set counter that stops machine when specified number of labels have been processed
- Press lever to start machine observes labels to detect defective cutting, folding, or pressing
- Remove defective labels notifies machine fixer to adjust machine
- Remove filled box of labels from machine.
Belting and webbing Inspector Occupation
Job Duties:
- Inspect woven belting and webbing to detect weaving defects and variations from specified size quality
- Count number of warp filling threads per square inch, using pick counter
- Measure width & gauge of belting, using ruler calipers
- Examine belting for knotted, loose, or broken threads
- Reject belting not meeting specifications.
Braid Maker Occupation
Job Duties:
- Sets up braiding machines to produce braid of specified size, style, or design, according to analysis of samples or pattern-card guides
- Study guide or sample to define machine settings size, color and arrangement of yarn on carrier spindles
- Change gears to set up machine for flat or tubular braid, using handtools
- Remove or replaces carrier spindles to alter crossing order of threads
- Adjust let-off motion to control closeness of threads
- Replace weights in carrier spindles or adjusts springs to control thread tension for different styles
- Tend machine examines braid to verify setup
- Record settings made for new styles or designs.
Braid pattern Setter Occupation
Job Duties:
- Sets up braiding machines to produce braid of specified size, style, or design, according to analysis of samples or pattern-card guides
- Study guide or sample to define machine settings size, color and arrangement of yarn on carrier spindles
- Change gears to set up machine for flat or tubular braid, using handtools
- Remove or replaces carrier spindles to alter crossing order of threads
- Adjust let-off motion to control closeness of threads
- Replace weights in carrier spindles or adjusts springs to control thread tension for different styles
- Tend machine examines braid to verify setup
- Record settings made for new styles or designs.
Endless belt weaving Department Floor Supervisor Occupation
Job Duties:
- Supervise coordinates activities of workers engaged in weaving narrow fabric products, like endless belts
- Inspect woven material during weaving process to detect loom malfunctions
- Adjust looms to obtain belts of specified pattern
- Perform other duties as described under Supervisor any industry Master Title.
Fixer Supervisor Occupation
Job Duties:
- Supervise coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating looms to weave cloth
- Sets up loom and adjusts tension & timing of parts, using handtools and following diagrams manuals
- Align parts, like shuttle boxes, race plates and reeds, using straightedge, level and square
- Replace defective parts, like harness straps shuttles
- Perform other duties as described under Supervisor any industry Master Title.
Floor Supervisor Endless belt weaving Department Occupation
Job Duties:
- Supervise coordinates activities of workers engaged in weaving narrow fabric products, like endless belts
- Inspect woven material during weaving process to detect loom malfunctions
- Adjust looms to obtain belts of specified pattern
- Perform other duties as described under Supervisor any industry Master Title.
Inspector Occupation
Job Duties:
- Inspect narrow woven fabrics, like labels, ribbon, and tape, to detect defective weaving, color variations, and damaged or soiled fabric
- Cuts out defective sections, using hand shears
- Ties cut ends together, splices ends with adhesive tape, or secures ends of roll with metal pins, using hammer
- May operate sewing machine to sew cut ends together
- May measure width of fabric with ruler or guide to define conformance with standards
- May tend winding device blocker to wind fabric into rolls [Blocker narrow fabrics, nonmet
Label cutting and folding machine Operator Automatic Occupation
Job Duties:
- Tend machine that cuts, folds cut edges, presses, counts, and packs labels in box
- Position roll of labels on holder inserts end in feeder mechanism
- Position box at discharge end of machine turns dial to set counter that stops machine when specified number of labels have been processed
- Press lever to start machine observes labels to detect defective cutting, folding, or pressing
- Remove defective labels notifies machine fixer to adjust machine
- Remove filled box of labels from machine.
Label Pinker Occupation
Job Duties:
- Tend machine equipped with pinking attachment that cuts strips of labeling material into individual labels
- Position roll of material on holder inserts end in feeding mechanism
- Turn dial to set counter for specified number of labels to be cut
- Start machine observes cut labels to detect cutting defects
- Remove defective labels notifies machine fixer to adjust machine
- Pack specified number of labels in box
- May tend machine that cuts labels without pinking be designated Label Cutter narrow fabrics .