- Industri: Government; Labor
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A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in cutting fiberglass sliver into staple lengths, bonding staple lengths into mats of insulation material, waxing strands of fiberglass yarn together to form cord, dyeing sliver for tracer yarn, and winding strands of sliver into roving. Responsibilities include:
* Examines product and observes processing operations to detect machine malfunctions.
* Determines cause of malfunction, using knowledge of machines and processes in department.
* Directs creelers to increase or decrease number of fiberglass ends fed to staple-cutting machines, mat machines, or winding machines, according to specifications for various products.
* Trains new workers.
* Requisitions supplies.
* Confers with other supervisors master title to coordinate activities of individual departments.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in processing cotton and synthetic raw stock fibers into yarn, applying knowledge of fiber and yarn types, machines, and any combination of processes, such as picking, carding, combing, drawing, roving, spinning, twisting, spooling, and winding. Responsibilities include:
* Confers with other department heads to coordinate activities of different departments, determine processes underway and possible changes in production schedule, and availability of workers for shifts.
* Examines yarn at various processing stages to detect variations from standards and inspects machines to detect malfunctions and damage to weaving surfaces.
* Directs repair personnel to alter machine setup or to repair or overhaul processing machines to maintain product standards.
* May creel and doff machines.
* May set up, adjust, and repair machines.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
* Supervisors of workers engaged in specific yarn processing activities are classified accordingly.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in spinning and winding synthetic fibers, and sets up takeup machines that wind newly extruded synthetic fibers onto pirns. Responsibilities include:
* Observes machines, equipment, personnel, and work areas to detect faulty work habits, and to examine synthetic fibers for conformance to standards.
* Inspects machine parts cleaned and assembled by designated worker to ensure conformance of parts to standard.
* Confers with specified supervisory personnel regarding production and possible changes in process, personnel, or machines.
* Interviews vendors and consults catalogs to obtain information on price and availability of parts and equipment.
* Prepares and submits purchase orders to designated personnel.
* Checks level of nitrogen in tanks outside plant and telephones supplier to order more nitrogen to maintain nitrogen at specified level.
* Develops training manual to be used in training of workers.
* Times roller and chuck speeds of takeup machines that wind newly extruded synthetic fibers onto pirns, using timing light and stopwatch.
* Confers with and assists other workers in changing gear ratios of winding drive mechanism, using handtools, according to style of yarn to be processed and setup specifications.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in inspecting base cloth for weaving defects, and in manually weaving ends of length of papermaker's felt together to facilitate further processing. Responsibilities include:
* Trains workers in burling cloth, hand weaving cloth, and operating sewing machine to join ends together.
* Reviews production schedules to determine felt type to be joined or base cloth to be inspected.
* Confers with other supervisors to resolve work problems that slow production.
* Pulls cloth length over roller and examines cloth for defects, such as mispicks and filling breaks.
* Pulls defective yarn from cloth and reweaves defective area, using needle, yarn, and scissors.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in fiberlocking (needle punching) materials, such as batting and base cloth, to produce papermaker's felt. Responsibilities include:
* Reviews production schedule to determine processing priorities.
* Trains workers in operation of equipment, such as garnett machines, blending machines, and fiberlock machines.
* Patrols work area to ensure processing of fabric is according to specifications.
* Listens to machines to detect malfunctioning parts and reports malfunction to maintenance personnel.
* Confers with other supervisory personnel to ensure even flow of work through departments.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of cloth graders engaged in classifying cloth according to number of defects.
* Trains workers in inspecting and grading cloth according to company standards.
* Maintains production records.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in separating, inspecting, and winding lace bands. Responsibilities include:
* Trains workers in machine operation.
* Verifies setup and adjustment of machines and equipment.
* Examines lace to determine first quality products, following standards for various types.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in inspecting textile products for weaving, printing, and finishing defects. Responsibilities include:
* Trains workers in work methods and procedures.
* Examines malfunctioning machines and requisitions replacement for defective equipment.
* May supervise packaging of products.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in quilting material used for articles, such as quilts, sleeping bags, and work gloves. Responsibilities include:
* Trains workers in operation of machines.
* Inspects machines to detect malfunctions and notifies sewing-machine repairer of repairs and adjustments.
* Replaces damaged parts, such as needles and bobbins, using handtools.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in winding, braiding, and sewing operations in manufacture of braided rug. Responsibilities include:
* Schedules winding of yarn onto suitable packages for braiding process.
* Issues instructions, such as color of thread and type of stitch to use and size of completed rug.
* Examines products during fabricating for conformance to customer specifications.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
