A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in spinning and winding synthetic fibers, and sets up takeup machines that wind newly extruded synthetic fibers onto pirns. Responsibilities include:

• Observes machines, equipment, personnel, and work areas to detect faulty work habits, and to examine synthetic fibers for conformance to standards.
• Inspects machine parts cleaned and assembled by designated worker to ensure conformance of parts to standard.
• Confers with specified supervisory personnel regarding production and possible changes in process, personnel, or machines.
• Interviews vendors and consults catalogs to obtain information on price and availability of parts and equipment.
• Prepares and submits purchase orders to designated personnel.
• Checks level of nitrogen in tanks outside plant and telephones supplier to order more nitrogen to maintain nitrogen at specified level.
• Develops training manual to be used in training of workers.
• Times roller and chuck speeds of takeup machines that wind newly extruded synthetic fibers onto pirns, using timing light and stopwatch.
• Confers with and assists other workers in changing gear ratios of winding drive mechanism, using handtools, according to style of yarn to be processed and setup specifications.
• Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.