A professional who tends any machine in carding department used in converting cotton and synthetic raw stock into laps, sliver, and roving, working as replacement for absent worker. Responsibilities include:

• Tends picking machine that cleans and transforms cotton raw stock into laps.
• Tends cotton carding machine that cleans lap and transforms remaining fibers into sliver.
• Tends breaker and finish drawing frame that draws out and combines sliver into one of uniform size and weight.
• Tends lap winder that combines several slivers into lap roll for use on combing machines.
• Tends synthetic fiber carding machine that opens and transforms raw stock into sliver.
• Tends combing machine that cleans lap rolls and transforms remaining fibers into sliver.
• Tends roving frame that draws out and slightly twists sliver into roving.
• Feeds bobbin-stripping machine that strips excess roving from bobbins.