The tasks a Balling - Machine Operator (Textile) is expected to perform include:
• Tending machine that winds thread, twine or yarn into balls preparatory to shipping or further processing
• Placing supply cones or spools on creel rack and threading yarn ends through guides and tension device
• Pushing core over spindle of machine or wrapping end of thread around shaping device of coreless winder
• Doffing balls of thread, using knife to cut thread
• Inspecting balls for defective winding or soiled thread
• Inserting labels under thread
• Placing ball on device to crush centre and wrapping end of thread around centre as binder
• Packing balls into boxes for shipment