A professional who controls section of paper machine to wind paper onto core to make jumbo roll of specified dimensions. Responsibilities include:

• Positions empty core on machine carriage and tightens support clamps, using hoist and wrench.
• Tears continuous sheet, using compressed airhose, when roll is filled and blows free end around revolving empty core to start new roll.
• Removes full roll from machine with hoist.
• Turns handwheel to regulate tension on paper being wound on new roll.
• Examines sheet for defects, such as dirt, slime spots, holes, and wrinkles, and marks defective portions with chalk.
• Periodically runs hand along winding roll of paper to test for tension and to feel for soft spots and lumps.
• Cleans lint from calender rolls, using hand scraper and cloth.