Job Descriptions






Test Driver I Job
1. Drives completed motor vehicle, as vehicle comes from assembly line, on proving ground under simulated road conditions, and observes performance to detect mechanical and structural defects: Examines vehicle before road testing to ensure that equipment, such as electrical wiring, hydraulic lines, and fan belts, are installed as specified, and …

Test Driver Ii Job
1. Drives prototype or experimental vehicles, such as automobiles, trucks, motor homes, or buses, under test conditions to obtain performance data: Drives vehicle over test tracks, city streets, or highways to perform specified tests. 2. Gathers data on vehicle performance, such as braking action, stability, and maneuverability. 3. Listens for …

Terrazzo-Tile Maker Job
1. Molds pulverized marble, metallic oxides or pigment, cement, and water in specific pattern to form terrazzo tile: Mixes colored marble and metallic oxides with cement and water to prepare molding mixture. 2. Inserts pattern in mold and applies layer of colored mixture over surface in sections of pattern to …

Tenter-Frame Operator Job
1. Tends tenter frame that stretches cloth in width, removes wrinkles, and dries cloth after processes, such as dyeing or finishing: Trucks folded cloth to feed-end of machine or mounts roll of cloth at scray, using hoist. 2. Sews cloth end to leader in machine, using sewing machine. 3. Turns …

Terminal-Makeup Operator Job
1. Operates computer terminal and related equipment to transfer and typeset display advertising data from perforated tape onto computer tapes for subsequent reproduction as printed matter: Secures perforated tape roll on machine reel and presses button to feed perforated tape into terminal console. 2. Presses button to activate video display …

Terrazzo Finisher Job
1. Supplies and mixes construction materials for TERRAZZO WORKER , applies grout, and finishes surface of installed terrazzo: Moves terrazzo installation materials, tools, machines, and work devices to work areas, manually or using wheelbarrow. 2. Measures designated amounts of ingredients for terrazzo or grout, using graduated containers and scale, following …

Terrazzo Worker Job
1. Applies cement, sand, pigment, and marble chips to floors, stairways, and cabinet fixtures to attain durable and decorative surfacing according to specifications and drawings: Spreads roofing paper on surface of foundation. 2. Spreads mixture of sand, cement, and water over surface with trowel to form terrazzo base. 3. Cuts …

Tensioning-Machine Operator Job
1. Tends machine that pulls and spaces reinforcing wire as it is wound around steel cylinder to make prestressed core for fabricating concrete pipe: Pulls wire through machine rollers and clamps it to end of cylinder for subsequent welding. 2. Signals WINDING-MACHINE OPERATOR to start machine that rotates cylinder. 3. …

Tenoner Operator Job
1. Sets up and operates machine to cut mortises and tenons in fibrous insulating board and acoustical tile: Installs and adjusts flange, bevel, tongue and groove cutters, holddown rolls, and lug guides, using handtools. 2. Turns wheel to position and adjust width of feed chains to ensure depth and squareness …

Template Maker, Extrusion Die Job
1. Lays out sheet or plate steel, and sets up and operates machine tools to make templates used in manufacture of extrusion dies: Analyzes blueprints to determine product specifications and plans operations, applying knowledge of template making, extrusion of nonferrous metals, shop mathematics and sheet metalwork. 2. Applies copper sulfate …

Template Maker, Track Job
1. Fabricates and assembles track templates for flame-cutting machines from aluminum bar stock and precut plywood board, using handtools and measuring instruments: Positions and tacks or staples template layout onto specified template board, using hammer or staple gun, or draws specified radial shapes onto board, using compass. 2. Measures and …

Template Reproduction Technician Job
1. Reproduces images of engineering drawings, tracings, stencils, layouts, templates, and other work aids onto base materials to produce working patterns used in manufacturing aircraft parts, using photographic and x-ray reproduction cameras, contact printers, and related equipment: Reads work order to determine nature of material to be copied, enlargement or …

Tennis-Ball Coverer, Hand Job
1. Cements felt covers to molded rubber balls to produce tennis balls: Aligns and smooths pieces of previously glued and cut felt over molded ball to cover ball. 2. Rolls ball between palm and workbench or strokes cover with dull implement to secure felt to ball.

Tennis-Ball-Cover Cementer Job
1. Spreads cement on rolls of felt used to cover tennis balls: Unrolls roll of felt on steamtable, securing edges to table with hooks to keep it straight and uniform. 2. Applies cement to felt with leather strap, spreading cement over surface with handbrush. 3. Allows first coat to set, …

Temperature Regulator, Pyrometer Job
1. Tests temperature of molten metal for conformance to pouring specifications, using optical or thermocouple pyrometers: Advises CUPOLA TENDER or furnace operator when temperature reading varies from specifications. 2. Records temperature reading on standard form.

Temperature-Control Inspector Job
1. Measures temperature and humidity in vicinity of machine that transforms liquid polymers, cellulose, or other materials into synthetic fibers by dry spinning process, to detect deviations from plant standards: Takes humidity readings near spinnerettes through which fibers are extruded into air, using hygrometer or similar humidity gauge. 2. Reads …

Temperer Job
1. Controls furnace to reheat previously quenched and hardened metal objects, and quenches them in brine, water, oil, or molten lead to remove quenching strains and brittleness and to impart toughness to metal.

Template Cutter Job
1. Cuts out metal templates for cutting dies following master pattern, using shears and files: Staples pattern onto sheet metal to form outline for cutting operation, using stapling machine. 2. Cuts template along pattern edge, using shears and file. 3. Removes pattern from template, using hammers and punch. 4. Marks …

Teller, Vault Job
1. Fills orders for currency and coins, and counts and records cash deposits in vault of commercial bank: Counts currency, coins, and checks received for deposit in vault from business or branch bank, by hand and using currency-counting machine. 2. Totals currency and checks, using computer or calculator, to verify …

Temperature Inspector Job
1. Inspects temperature readings of meat coolers for conformance to standards: Tours coolers periodically and compares temperature readings of each cooler with charts. 2. Adjusts expansion valves in coolers to maintain specified temperature in each cooler.