Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.

• Fiber-Machine Tender
• Processor
• Second-Floor Operator
• Spinner
• Synthetic-Filament Extruder
• Synthetic-Staple Extruder
• Test-Skein Winder

• Clean and maintain extruding and forming machines, using hand tools.
• Load materials into extruding and forming machines, using hand tools, and adjust feed mechanisms to set feed rates.
• Lower pans inside cabinets to catch molten filaments until flow of polymer through packs has stopped.
• Move controls to activate and adjust extruding and forming machines.
• Notify other workers of defects, and direct them to adjust extruding and forming machines.
• Observe flow of finish across finish rollers, and turn valves to adjust flow to specifications.
• Observe machine operations, control boards, and gauges to detect malfunctions such as clogged bushings and defective binder applicators.
• Open cabinet doors to cut multifilament threadlines away from guides, using scissors.
• Pass sliver strands through openings in floors to workers on floors below who wind slivers onto tubes.
• Press buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected.
• Press metering-pump buttons and turn valves to stop flow of polymers.
• Pull extruded fiberglass filaments over sleeves where binding solution is applied, then into grooves of graphite shoes that bind filaments into single strands of sliver.
• Record details of machine malfunctions.
• Record operational data on tags, and attach tags to machines.
• Remove excess, entangled, or completed filaments from machines, using hand tools.
• Remove polymer deposits from spinnerettes and equipment, using silicone spray, brass chisels, and bronze-wool pads.
• Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers.
• Start metering pumps and observe operation of machines and equipment to ensure continuous flow of filaments extruded through spinnerettes and to detect processing defects.
• Turn petcocks to adjust the flow of binding fluid to sleeves.
• Turn rheostats to obtain specified temperatures in electric furnaces where glass is melted.
• Wipe finish rollers with cloths and wash finish trays with water when necessary.

• adjust production equipment/machinery setup
• attach or mark identification onto products or containers
• clean equipment or machinery
• load or unload material or workpiece into machinery
• maintain consistent production quality
• maintain production or work records
• monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
• operate textile production equipment/machinery
• perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting
• use hand or power tools
• use precision measuring tools or equipment