Job Descriptions

Tower-Loader Operator Job

1. Operates mechanical loading tower to load ships and barges with bulk raw materials, such as coal, iron ore, or iron pellets: Moves controls and levers and depresses pedals to position tower for loading operations, to lower conveyor directly over vessel hatch, and to position chute to guide materials into …





Town Clerk Job

1. Performs variety of clerical and administrative duties required by municipal government: Prepares agendas and bylaws for town council; records minutes of council meetings; answers official correspondence; keeps fiscal records and accounts; and prepares reports on civic needs.

Tow-Truck Operator Job

1. Drives tow-truck to move motor vehicles damaged by accident, stalled, or ticketed by police for traffic violation: Receives call or is dispatched to location by repair garage, automobile association, or police department by radio or telephone. 2. Attaches antisway bar to vehicle by means of cable, chains, or other …

Tower Helper Job

1. Tends equipment units that generate hydrogen chloride to facilitate process control by ABSORPTION OPERATOR: Installs chlorine cylinders in chlorinating unit. 2. Starts equipment and pumps to mix metered amount of chlorine with hydrochloric acid from absorption system and to transfer chlorinated acid to feed tanks of stripper still. 3. …

Tower Operator Job

1. Operates switching equipment in control tower to route train traffic in railroad yard or at switching point, following switching orders, train schedules, and safety regulations: Reads switching orders and schedules of inbound and outbound traffic to ascertain time trains will enter or leave yard, sequence of movement, and tracks …

Tower-Crane Operator Job

1. Operates tower crane to lift and move building materials from ground storage areas and trucks to top of building under construction: Climbs ladder inside vertically mounted tower to gain access to control pad suspended under crane boom. 2. Pushes or pulls levers on control console to rotate counter-balanced horizontally …

Tower-Excavator Operator Job

1. Operates power machinery to activate dragline bucket slung between portable towers or to excavate and load sand, gravel, earth, or similar material into trucks or onto conveyors: Moves hand and foot levers to raise and lower bucket, load and dump bucket, and move bucket along slack line slung between …

Towel Inspector Job

1. Inspects screen-printed towels for imperfections in print and weave: Pulls or lifts towels from drying rack on conveyor belt emerging from drier. 2. Examines towels for print defects, such as off color, smears, inadequate color penetration, or mismatched pattern, and mill defects, such as picks, tears, broken warp or …

Towel-Cabinet Repairer Job

1. Services continuous-roll towel cabinets in rest rooms of industrial and commercial establishments: Disassembles cabinet, using handtools, to determine cause of failure reported by towel-service company customer. 2. Repairs or replaces components, such as springs and release mechanism, at scene or returns cabinet to repair shop for more extensive overhaul. …

Tower Attendant Job

1. Charges tower with limerock used in preparation of acid for cooking wood chips: Breaks limerock with maul and washes dirt from pieces, using hose. 2. Fills handtrucks with limerock and pushes truck to tower. 3. Starts elevator or bucket conveyor to transport limerock to top of tower and fill …

Tower Erector Job

1. Erects structural steel, wood, or aluminum transmission towers and installs electric cables and auxiliary equipment to construct transmission and high-voltage distribution power lines between generating stations and substations: Repairs and performs scheduled maintenance on towers, cables, and auxiliary equipment. 2. Frequently works more than one hundred feet above ground …

Tower Erector Helper Job

1. Assists TOWER ERECTOR in erection of transmission towers, installation of tower hardware, and stringing of transmission lines or cables, working as member of crew: Unloads structural members of tower and electrical hardware from trucks. 2. Bolts members together to form tower assemblies, using handtools. 3. Positions assemblies in place …

Touch-Up Painter, Hand Job

1. Paints articles, such as clock or instrument hands and dials, engraved surfaces, glass tubes, and ceramics, to cover or touch up articles, using brush: Inspects workpiece for inspector’s markings or defects. 2. Wipes, scrapes, sands, or applies cleaning solution to surface to prepare for retouching. 3. Dips brush into …

Touch-Up Screener, Printed Circuit Board Assembly Job

1. Inspects printed circuit board assemblies for defects, such as missing or damaged components, loose connections, or defective solder: Examines PCB’s under magnification lamp and compares boards to sample board to detect defects. 2. Labels defects requiring extensive repairs, such as missing or misaligned parts, damaged components, and loose connections, …

Tourist-Information Assistant Job

1. Provides travel information and other services to tourists at State Information Center: Greets tourists, in person or by telephone, and answers questions and gives information on resorts, historical sites, scenic areas, and other tourist attractions. 2. Assists tourists in planning itineraries and advises them of traffic regulations. 3. Sells …

Touch-Up Carver Job

1. Carves decorative designs on wood smoking pipes to correct defects, using carving machine or pneumatically powered portable drill: Places designated carving bit in carving machine or drill chuck and tightens bit in chuck, using chuck wrench or pliers. 2. Pushes button to start rotation of carving bit. 3. Holds …

Torch-Straightener-And Heater Job

1. Straightens metal plates, weldments, and structural shapes or preheats them preparatory to welding or bending, using torch: Selects torch tip from data charts according to thickness, area, and temperature of metal to heat. 2. Screws tip on torch and connects hoses from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel …

Torque Tester Job

1. Tends torque-testing machine that measures strength of watch mainsprings: Positions barrel in testing holder. 2. Moves controls and reads scale indicating strength of coiled spring. 3. Segregates assemblies into trays according to strength measurements.

Torsion Spring Coiling Machine Setter Job

1. Sets up torsion spring coiling machines, according to blueprints and setup charts, to fabricate torsion springs from round wire: Reviews blueprint to determine setup procedures to follow, machine attachments required, and material specifications for new part, or obtains details from setup chart for repeat orders. 2. Requests delivery of …

Topstitcher, Zigzag Job

1. Operates zigzag sewing machine to sew row of stitching specified distance from either edge or seam of garment for decorative effect. 2. Performs duties as described under SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT Master Title.

Topstitcher, Lockstitch Job

1. Operates lockstitch sewing machine to sew one or two rows of stitching specified distance from edge or seam of garment part to reinforce seam, prevent edge rolling, or emphasize design. 2. May be designated according to part of garment outlined as Armhole Raiser, Lockstitch; Fly Raiser, Lockstitch. 3. May …

Topper Job

1. Loops stitches of ribbed garment parts on points of transfer bar to facilitate transfer of garment part to needles of knitting machine. 2. Cuts several stitches and pulls yarn out by hand to unravel rows of surplus fabric between points and edge of fabric. 3. May assist KNITTER, FULL-FASHIONED …

Top-Precipitator Operator Job

1. Tends battery of tanks that precipitate aluminum hydroxide from rich liquor: Schedules filling, seeding, and emptying of precipitator tanks. 2. Opens feedline valves to fill tanks to designated levels with liquor and alumina seed slurry. 3. Adjusts valves to regulate rate of filling precipitators and to maintain specified level …

Top-Precipitator-Operator Helper Job

1. Assists TOP-PRECIPITATOR OPERATOR in precipitating aluminum hydroxide from rich liquor: Opens valves and starts pumps to fill precipitators according to schedule and to add specified seed charges to tanks as directed, using levelometer to determine amount of seed added. 2. Raises and lowers circulating lines, using electric hoist. 3. …

Top Former Job

1. Tends machine that shapes shoe uppers on heated forming die: Positions shoe upper on heated forming die and pulls lever to bring padded pressing arm against shoe to shape back part of upper. 2. Releases lever after specified time and removes shoe upper from die.