A professional who examines cloth during printing process for defects, such as color smears, grease spots, and irregular color shade and register. Responsibilities include:

• Observes cloth for printing defects as it emerges from printing machines into handtrucks.
• Compares cloth patch cut from each truckload of printed cloth with standard to verify color shade and position of design.
• Reports substandard printing to cloth printer.
• Records flaws found in each truckload of cloth and lot number on ticket attached to patch cut from fabric.