Cloth Grader
DOT Code: 689.387-010
Industry: textile
Alternate Titles: cloth classer; hand inspector; seconds grader; seconds inspector; table inspector
Classifies cloth into grades according to number of defects: Examines cloth for defects marked in previous inspection and determines whether corrections can be made to restore cloth to standard quality. Cuts defects from cloth with scissors or routes cloth to mending, dyeing, or refinishing department for reprocessing. Classifies cloth that cannot be restored to first quality according to standards for various grades. Records disposition of cloth rehandled. May inform weaving room of repeated imperfections requiring loom adjustments.
GOE: 06.03.01 STRENGTH: L GED: R3 M1 L2 SVP: 5 DLU: 77