A professional who tends machine that converts loose textile fibers into batting. Responsibilities include:

• Throws or dumps fibers into hopper of machine or moves lever to control automatic feeding by conveyor belt.
• Lifts roll of finished batting from machine and starts new roll winding onto takeup beam.
• Weighs and records weight of sample from each roll.
• Moves weight on lever to control amount of fiber fed into machine and weight of batting produced.
• May tend picking machine to open and fluff fiber.
• May cut batting into specified lengths with scissors and roll lengths into bundles.
• May wrap and pack bundles of batting.