Machine-tending, material placement, and off-loading operations are all considered part of a sewing operator's job. Although none of these operations actually involves sewing, they do take time to complete and are taken into account when determining the piece rate and normal workload for an operation.
Machine placement and off-loading operations are considered part of a sewing operator's job. These operations actually don't involve sewing, they do take time to do and are taken into account with piece rates & workloads.