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U.S. Department of Labor
Industry: Government; Labor
Number of terms: 77176
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Company Profile:
A professional who tends machine that presses seams of caps, hats, or millinery. Respnsibilities include: * Turns dial to regulate temperature of iron in machine head, according to temperature specifications for type of material to be pressed. * Positions seam over ironing form on bed of machine and under feed wheel guide. * Depresses pedal to lower heated iron onto seam and feeds material under iron to smooth and flatten seam. * May be designated according to section of seam pressed as half-section ironer; quarter-section ironer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that shapes and presses garment parts, such as collars and cuffs preparatory to joining parts to garments. Respnsibilities include: * Pulls collar or cuff onto shaped metal template of machine. * Depresses pedals to open heated plates of machine and move template and garment part between heated plates. * Releases pedal to close heated plates against part to shape and press part. * Turns thermostatic control to regulate temperature of plates according to type of fabric pressed. * May invert clothing parts prior to shaping and pressing.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that passes cloth (usually woolen) between rollers and steam-jacketed enclosure to press and remove wrinkles from cloth. Respnsibilities include: * Sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine. * Turns wheel to adjust guides according to width of cloth. * Turns thumbscrew to regulate pressure of steam jacket for type of cloth and finish specified. * Turns valve to admit steam if cloth is to be dampened before pressing. * Observes cloth feeding into machine to detect and remove foreign matter. * Places empty truck under swing-folding attachment and doffs full truck or removes full rolls from machine brackets, using chain hoist. * May measure width of cloth after pressing and turn wheel to adjust spread roller that controls width of finished cloth.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that presses strawhats to shape and smooths brims and crowns. Respnsibilities include: * Selects pressing dies according to specifications, and secures dies in holders of machine bed and ram, using screwdriver. * Positions hat over heated lower die in machine bed. * Moves lever to lower ram containing heated upper die that shapes and smooths hat. * Removes hat and examines for flaws, such as wrinkles and shaping irregularities. * May tend hydraulic pressing machine. * May be designated according to pressing stage as first presser; second presser. * May moisten hat with steam preparatory to pressing.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends plunger press that presses and shapes straw hats to size. Respnsibilities include: * Turns valve to admit steam to hollow die. * Places hat inside die, crown down. * Pulls lever to force ram down on hat. * Releases press after specified time and removes pressed hat. * May tend two presses simultaneously.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends plunger press that presses and shapes straw hats to size. Respnsibilities include: * Turns valve to admit steam to hollow die. * Places hat inside die, crown down. * Pulls lever to force ram down on hat. * Releases press after specified time and removes pressed hat. * May tend two presses simultaneously.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that presses and removes wrinkles from leather strips used for shoe findings. Respnsibilities include: * Sorts strips according to width and color. * Presses button that starts machine and inserts strip between pressing rollers. * Guides strips from rollers to distribute strips evenly in container under rollers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that presses trimming material and winds material onto spools. Respnsibilities include: * Inserts end of trimming between heated rollers and fastens end to takeup spool with tape, pins, or glue. * Starts and regulates rotation of machine rollers that press and wind trimming material. * Guides and smooths material as material is drawn into rotating rollers to prevent tangling. * Turns valve to admit steam into rollers to steam press cloth as required.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that presses trimming material and winds material onto spools. Respnsibilities include: * Inserts end of trimming between heated rollers and fastens end to takeup spool with tape, pins, or glue. * Starts and regulates rotation of machine rollers that press and wind trimming material. * Guides and smooths material as material is drawn into rotating rollers to prevent tangling. * Turns valve to admit steam into rollers to steam press cloth as required.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that applies finishing solution to yarn, thread, or twine to add strength and luster to item. Respnsibilities include: * Places full spools on spindles of creel, draws thread through finishing compound and drying and brushing units, and laps end onto takeup spools, or ties thread to preceding end. * Pours finishing compound into tank to maintain specified level. * Ties broken threads. * Doffs finished spools and replaces them with empty spools.
Industry:Professional careers