A professional who feeds raw fiber stock into machines that loosen, shred, separate, clean, form nubs, or straighten fibers. Responsibilities include:

• Reads work ticket to determine amount and type of stock to be processed.
• Records amount of materials processed, during work shift.
• Places fibers on conveyor belt or into machine hopper for processing by machine.
• Opens and closes gates of belt and pneumatic conveyors on machines fed directly from preceding machines.
• Loosens material before dumping material into hoppers by pulling fibers apart.
• Moves stock from storage or other departments to machine, using industrial truck or handtruck.
• May tend automatic machines and equipment that process fiber stock.
• May feed polyurethane foam into machines.
• May feed fiber stock into drum to apply oil to stock prior to further processing.
• May be designated according to type of machine fed as carding-machine feeder; garnett feeder; nub-card tender; picker feeder.