Drawing Frame Tender Salary
in Vermont, United States

• Tends drawing frames that combine several strands of sliver into one strand, distributing weight uniformly, and arranging fibers in parallel order: pulls cans of sliver to creeling position.
• Threads end of sliver through guides, stop-motion device, drawing rollers, condenser, and coiler head, and into revolving can, or attaches sliver to preceding end by overlapping and twisting ends with fingers.
• Presses button to start machines, and patrols machines to observe flow of sliver and signal lights indicating machine stoppage caused by sliver break.
• Repairs breaks in sliver by matting and rolling broken ends together between thumb and fingers.
• Replaces filled cans of sliver from coiler head with empty cans.
• Notifies repair personnel of machine malfunctions.
• Cleans rollers with airhose.
• May oil machine.

Drawing Frame Tender Job Prevalence in Vermont, United States

Job family: Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Job family population: 30,940

Estimated population of Drawing Frame Tender jobs: 3,494

Rate of error: 3.7%