1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in applying corrosion-resistant coatings of zinc, tin, or other metal to variety of metal objects. 2. Monitors gauges to verify operational specifications, such as solution temperature and immersion time. 3. Examines products for even and complete coating. 4. Trains new workers in …
1. Feeds or off bears machines that automatically perform one or more operations to fold and cut printed sheets into signatures, assemble or gather sheets in specified sequence, or wire stitch or glue sheets to form books, magazines, catalogs, and pamphlets: Lifts stacks of sheets, pages, covers, or inserts from …
1. Measures length of tips cut from tobacco leaves and records data pertaining to sample: Gathers tip samples from conveyor belts and places samples in tip-length measuring boxes, according to length of tips. 2. Counts tips of each length and records number and length. 3. Submits tip-length report to supervisor …
1. Tends air-powered machine that clips continuous sheet of veneer to specified width and to clip out defects: Turns dial to set machine cutting mechanism and starts conveyor that carries veneer under knife. 2. Observes veneer sheet being conveyed to clipper, noting defects, such as knots, cracks, pitch pockets, and …
1. Tends crushers, ovens, and screens to test samples of ore: Starts crusher to pulverize ore. 2. Removes ore from crusher and places it in oven to dry. 3. Sends portion of sample to laboratory for chemical analysis. 4. Places sample in vibrator containing magnets and water. 5. Starts vibrator …
1. Tends beet washing equipment and elevators that clean sugar beets preparatory to slicing: Starts elevators and washing equipment, and turns valves to regulate water flow through washing vat. 2. Signals FLUMER I to adjust flow of beets in flume, using telephone. 3. Turns valves to drain water from washing …
1. Controls rotary type kilns and auxiliary equipment, such as conveyors, feeders, and dust collectors, to calcine chemicals, raw ground stone, gypsum, slate, or clay or cement slurry: Lights burners, starts equipment to feed materials, and moves controls to rotate kiln drum, start dust collecting mechanism, and regulate damper. 2. …
1. Reviews and verifies applications for blood credit for members of blood donor groups; informs hospital of result of verification; and answers inquiries regarding blood credit from patients, donor groups, hospitals, and health insurance organizations: Checks blood credit release form received from blood donor groups for completeness and legibility and …
1. Assembles and repairs silverware, such as coffee pots, tea sets, and trays: Anneals workpiece in gas oven for prescribed time to soften metal for reworking. 2. Wires parts, such as legs, spouts, and handles, to body to prepare unit for soldering. 3. Solders parts together and fills in holes …
1. Tends machine that winds and seals layers of paper tape around form to make cores for transformer coils: Mounts rolls of glued paper tape in core machine holders. 2. Fills glue moistener reservoir. 3. Turns setscrew and adjusts machine at specified angle for spiral winding. 4. Mounts core form …
1. Fabricates tungsten-carbide cutting tips for use on lathes, planers, milling machines, and other metalworking tools, using mechanical or hydraulic press, furnaces, cutting and grinding wheels, and precision-measuring instruments: Weighs cobalt, carbon, tungsten, titanium, and other powdered metals on balance scale to obtain specified molding mixture. 2. Pours mixture from …
1. Caulks seams between planking in hull or deck of wooden ships or boats to make them watertight by either of following methods: Guides caulking tool that automatically forces caulking material into seam. 2. Hammers material into seam, using tamping tool. 3. Heats marine glue in melting pot. 4. Fills …
1. Directs and coordinates activities of workers engaged in agricultural or home economics services of agricultural extension program within group of counties: Determines methods and procedures or services and assigns tasks to workers according to extension program policies. 2. Examines county methods and procedures to evaluate content and effectiveness of …
1. Moves levers to adjust chute gate and regulate flow of salt from crusher to vibrating screens that separate salt into various sizes preparatory to shipment or refining. 2. Cleans clogged screens with rod. 3. May tip mine cars to dump rock salt into bins, leading to crusher.
1. Matches pieces of leather to be used in manufacture of leather products. 2. Examines leather for defects, such as cuts and blemishes. 3. Matches and sorts specified number of pieces of same color, texture, and size. 4. May count number of pieces inspected and matched.
1. Forms and tapes unpressed pleats around waist of unfinished skirts: Lays material on pleat pattern and folds in pleats. 2. Presses pattern with steam iron to retain pleats. 3. Removes material and tapes waistline with masking tape to keep pleats in place.
1. Develops detailed design drawings and related specifications of mechanical equipment, according to engineering sketches and design proposal specifications: Analyzes engineering sketches, specifications, and related data and drawings to determine design factors, such as size, shape, and arrangement of parts. 2. Sketches rough layout of machine and computes angles, weights, …
1. Operates tractor-drawn or self-propelled scraper to move, haul, and grade earth on construction sites, such as roadbeds, ditch banks, and water reservoirs: Moves switches, levers, and pedals to control loading gate on bucket, to adjust depth of cut, to raise and close filled bucket for hauling, and to spread …
1. Performs following duties in devulcanizing ground scrap rubber in steam heater: Places pans beside mixer and loads pans with scrap rubber compound. 2. Loads pans onto heater car by hand or hoist and pushes car into heater. 3. Pulls heater cars out of heaters, using electric winch, and dumps …
1. Repairs damaged automobile bumpers preparatory to replating: Selects specified make and model bumper from storage yard. 2. Positions bumper in hydraulic press and starts press to restore original shape to bumper, using templates to verify contours. 3. Removes smaller dents, using sledgehammer. 4. Positions bumper in bench vise and …
1. Operates vertical- or horizontal-drill press to countersink drilled holes in watch parts: Places part in bed or chuck of press. 2. Aligns countersinking bit and hole, using loupe, and advances bit manually to automatic stop device. 3. Removes part from press and measures depth of countersink, using precision dial …
1. Operates jeweler’s lathe to cut inside or outside curvature in contact lens blanks: Reads prescription to determine lens thickness and dioptric power and converts specified dioptric power to radius dimensions, using conversion table. 2. Inserts plastic blank in holding chuck of lathe. 3. Adjusts cutting tool mechanism for specified …
1. Examines heads and staves of tight barrels or kegs, containing water and compressed air, to determine if they are liquid tight: Rolls and tumbles barrel to spread water over interior of barrel. 2. Examines barrel for faulty stave joints, leaks, loose or defective hoops, and material defects, such as …
1. Tends machines to assist SPAR-MACHINE OPERATOR in making boat masts and transmission line crossarms: Raises one end of pole while SPAR-MACHINE OPERATOR raises other, using electric hoist. 2. Secures pole between tailstock and headstock of lathe by turning crank. 3. Inspects pole, and marks top with tacks. 4. Measures …
1. Cleans and assembles foundry molds to prepare them for pouring: Cleans inside surface of sand molds with airhose. 2. Positions cores in drags. 3. Thrusts rod into ventholes to remove obstructions. 4. Fits and clamps cope and drag together to form flask. 5. Places runner cup over pouring hole. …
