1. Tends conveyor system that transfers veneer from lathe into holding trays: Starts tipple conveyor, observes action of lathe cutting veneer, and opens trap to allow waste veneer to flow onto clipper or hog mill conveyor. 2. Moves control lever to synchronize tipple conveyor speed with lathe cutting of production …
1. Inspects cured tires for conformance to balance specifications: Lifts tire onto balance table manually or with hoist. 2. Pulls lever to spread holding fixture that secures tire in position. 3. Releases lock that permits balance table to float freely on mounting and bubble gauge to function. 4. Observes bubble …
1. Tends buffing machine that removes rubber from tire body to prepare tire for retreading: Positions tire on holder of machine. 2. Places metal plate against tire and turns bolt to hold plate in place, using wrench. 3. Inflates tire with air. 4. Starts tire rotating and pushes lever that …
1. Builds semi-raw rubber tread onto buffed tire casing to prepare tire for vulcanization in recapping or retreading process: Applies rubber cement to casing, using brush or spray gun preparatory to application of camelback. 2. Selects camelback according to whether tire is to be retreaded or recapped, tire width, and …
1. Sets up and operates cylinder or platen press that prints labels, slogans, trademarks, or trade names onto hat lining material: Inks disk and rollers of press, using brush or sponge. 2. Tightens or loosens inking rollers, using wrench, and regulates flow of ink from reservoir. 3. Arranges type or …
1. Tends machine that kneads tips of felt hat cones to form and shape crowns of hats: Soaks cones in trough of heated water. 2. Selects hat form according to size specifications, positions form on machine bed, and moves lever to secure form. 3. Pulls soaked cone onto form and …
1. Removes concrete pipes from steam-curing chamber, with assistance of another worker, using hydraulic lifting device: Presses button to activate chain mechanism that conveys kiln cars containing cured pipes from curing chamber into position under lifting device. 2. Presses button to activate lifting device that lowers, grips, and lifts pipes …
1. Tends machine that weights silk or rayon cloth with tinning solution: Places cloth into bowl of machine and distributes cloth evenly along sides of bowl. 2. Wraps burlap around cloth to prevent silk from separating. 3. Turns valve to admit compressed air into storage tank to agitate tinning solution. …
1. Tends machine that applies decorative or identifying band of paint to metal tips of pencils: Dumps tips into machine hopper and pours paint into reservoir of machine. 2. Starts machine that feeds tips against paint roller. 3. Turns valve to regulate stream of air that blows tip from conveyor …
1. Tends multiarmed machine that bevels, burnishes, and perforates edge of toe tip to trim, finish, and decorate edge: Selects perforating punch according to work ticket and locks punch in perforating mechanism. 2. Turns setscrew to adjust angle of beveling blade. 3. Turns dial to regulate temperature of burnishing iron. …
1. Operates variety of machines to shape ends of wooden shuttles and attach tips: Squares ends of shuttles, using disk sanding machine. 2. Saws off ends of shuttles, using machine equipped with rotating saw blade. 3. Removes burrs from sawed ends with knife. 4. Bores holes in shuttle ends for …
1. Tends twisting machine that forms tinsel strands: Places spools of tinsel, cotton, and wire on spindles or bobbins and threads material on machine. 2. Starts machine that automatically weaves them into single strand of tinsel. 3. Winds completed strands on cards by hand.
1. Mixes pigments or base colors with paints, enamels, or lacquers to match standard or sample colors, following formulas and standard color samples: Starts agitator in tank filled with basic paint product. 2. Pours pigments or base colors from containers and dumps specified amounts into tank to color basic product. …
1. Carries punched blanks from scroll shear to punch press, by hand or on handtrucks. 2. Picks up scrap from scroll shear and punch press, using shovel, scrap fork, or by hand, and deposits it in bins or in scrap chute. 3. May weigh scrap tin and record weight in …
1. Tends equipment that coats preassembled groups of contact springs for relays and switches: Secures springs with screws, using foot-controlled pneumatic screwdriver. 2. Loads multispring subassemblies on conveyor of equipment that coats terminals of subassemblies with tin. 3. Loads solder bars and flux solution into equipment, and sets thermostat to …
1. Sets up and operates automatic machine to fold and clamp metal edging to ends of calender pictures and staples calender to picture: Moves lever to shift gears that adjust speed of feed mechanism. 2. Adjusts metal-forming heads, using hex-head wrench. 3. Turns handcrank to adjust mechanism that inserts hanger …
1. Operates planing machine to surface planks and timbers and reduce stock to specified dimensions: Installs cutting heads on machine drive spindles and adjusts blade exposure according to specified depth of cut, using wrenches and gauges. 2. Adjusts feed roll tension and positions fences that guide stock between cutterheads. 3. …
1. Compiles employees’ time and production records, using calculator or computer: Reviews timesheets, workcharts, and timecards for completeness. 2. Computes total time worked by employees, using calculator or computer, posts time worked to master timesheet, and routes timesheet to payroll department. 3. May pay employees. 4. May calculate time worked …
1. Develops work measurement procedures and directs time-and-motion studies to promote efficient and economical utilization of personnel and facilities: Directs or conducts observation and analysis of personnel and work procedures to determine time-and-motion requirements of job duties. 2. Analyzes work study data and equipment specifications to establish time and production …
1. Alters weight of watch balance wheels to correct timing of movement, using jeweler’s tools and loupe: Receives movement from INSPECTOR, TIMING with indication of rate of gain or loss in time. 2. Replaces balance wheel screw with one of heavier weight or adds washer of specified weight when movement …
1. Controls scruff and burn-off furnaces and auxiliary equipment to reclaim tin or terne from coating pots, tinplate, and used electrolytic anodes: Washes scruff with hose to remove flux. 2. Starts crushing machine, and shovels scruff into machine to reduce scruff to uniform size. 3. Charges scruff into furnace, and …
1. Sets up and operates roughing and finishing roll train to reduce steel slabs to strips and sheets, using knowledge of rolling practices and steel properties: Calculates draft for each roll stand and plans rolling sequence from rolling schedule. 2. Installs and adjusts equipment, such as rolls, guides, scale breakers, …
1. Assists TIMBER FRAMER to cut and erect supports in mine: Places and holds timbers, such as posts, headers, and cap-pieces in position for sawing and notching. 2. Saws, hews, and nails timbers as directed, performing duties as described under HELPER Master Title.
1. Tends machine that grinds sides of ceramic wall or floor tile to specified size and squares tile preparatory to shipment: Turns crank to adjust spacing between opposed grinding wheels, according to specifications. 2. Starts machine and places ceramic tile into feed device of machine or moves lever to grip …
