Rooter Operator
DOT Code: 731.685-010
Industry: fabrication, nec
Alternate Titles: doll-wig maker, rooted hair; hair-rooting-machine operator
Tends machine that roots (stitches) prescribed quantity of hair onto doll head: Places one or more cones of precurled synthetic hair at rear of machine. Pulls single strand of hair from cone, threads needle, and positions doll head on machine post. Depresses pedal to activate needle and maneuvers head under needle in prescribed manner until machine stops at end of rooting cycle. Releases pedal to activate device that cuts hair from cone at specified length. Places completed head in containers for removal to finishing department. May tend machine that curls hair as it is being sewn onto doll heads.
GOE: 06.04.09 STRENGTH: S GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 3 DLU: 77