1. Erects metal tanks used to store crude oil at oil fields, utilizing knowledge of overall construction techniques and using handtools: Directs helpers in grading area for tank base. 2. Verifies grade, using spirit level. 3. Bolts tank sections together and inserts felt or asbestos sealing strips between joints to …
1. Tends equipment that refines silver in electrolysis tank: Suspends silver anodes contained in canvas bags, between stainless-steel cathodes held on rack. 2. Aligns and spaces anodes to prevent dislodging by mechanical scrapers. 3. Swabs cathodes with oil to facilitate removal of deposited silver. 4. Lowers rack of electrodes into …
1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in erecting and maintaining metal tanks used to store liquid materials, such as crude oil, gasoline, and heating oil: Installs and maintains tank components, such as automatic gauges, valves, and vents. 2. May supervise workers engaged in cleaning and painting tanks. 3. …
1. Tends machine that applies finish to and winds up newly extruded polyester fibers onto takeup bobbins: Turns valves on vacuum lines to activate aspirators that break and suck up yarn ends during doffing process. 2. Grasps yarn lines at each bobbin position to gather and guide moving yarn to …
1. Performs any combination of following duties to tally products or raw materials, such as field crops, fish, livestock, typewriter and watch parts, and steel ingots, received from suppliers or by and from workers, for payroll, payment, and production control purposes, using weight scales, counting devices, and tally sheets: Computes …
1. Feeds machine that automatically encases ground meat mixture with cornmeal mixture to form tamales: Fills respective hoppers with cornmeal and ground meat mixture and presses button to start machine. 2. Removes formed tamales from conveyor, wraps tamales in corn husks, and packs them in plastic containers.
1. Operates crawler-tire or pneumatic-tire mounted tamping machine to compact earthen fills and finished road materials: Drives machine to work area. 2. Moves levers to control tamping action of machine. 3. May operate machine with interchangeable hammers to cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts into earth.
1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in operation and maintenance of tanks or amphibian tractors and equipment in combat or training: Instructs personnel in operation of tanks or amphibian tractors and equipment. 2. Inspects equipment to determine need for servicing or repair and directs workers in servicing or …
1. Assembles boards, staves, and rods to form tanks: Arranges boards in shape of bottom and marks identification on each board to facilitate assembling. 2. Marks location of dowel holes in boards or staves and drills holes. 3. Drives croze of staves on bottoms with hammer until tank is completed. …
1. Constructs and erects wooden tanks for storing liquids according to blueprint specifications: Cuts and shapes tank parts from redwood, fir, and cypress lumber, using power-driven saws and carpenter’s handtools. 2. Fits parts together and tests holding properties of tanks and adjusts tank sections to make them watertight and airtight. …
1. Measures tanks of varying sizes and shapes to determine incremental and total liquid capacities, using one or both of following methods: Extends tape to encircle tanks at specified level to measure circumference. 2. Lowers tape to measure outside and inside heights at specified places. 3. Measures width, height, and …
1. Tends machine that applies finish to and winds up newly extruded polyester fibers onto takeup bobbins: Turns valves on vacuum lines to activate aspirators that break and suck up yarn ends during doffing process. 2. Grasps yarn lines at each bobbin position to gather and guide moving yarn to …
1. Removes hemp fibers from conveyor of machines that dry or scutch fibers: Places hemp on table or another conveyor, or coils hemp for next operation. 2. May be designated according to type of machine from which hemp is removed as Taker-Off, Braker Machine; Taker-Off, Drying Kiln; Taker-Off, Scutcher Machine.
1. Sorts and examines processed photographic film, repairs defective film, and tends drying cabinet that dries film: Flips switch to activate exhaust fan of drier, reads temperature gauge, and adjusts heat controls to maintain specified temperature in drier. 2. Notifies supervisor or darkroom personnel concerning need for machine adjustments or …
1. Tends machine that automatically makes shipping tags and file and index cards: Threads paper stock between guides that pass paper under printing roll, corner cutter, punch, eyeletter, and shears. 2. Turns mechanical counter to zero. 3. Starts machine that prints specified data on tag, trims corners, punches holes in …
1. Sets up and operates machine to print, cut, and punch holes in paperboard to form paper tags and labels: Reads work order to determine type of setup required. 2. Mounts paperboard roll on machine, using jack, and installs and adjusts specified printing plates onto machine bed, using allen wrench …
1. Works at opposite end of coal strata assisting LONG-WALL-MINING-MACHINE TENDER to advance plow blade through face of coal in underground or surface mine: Pulls levers to adjust depth of penetration of blade. 2. Signals LONG-WALL-MINING-MACHINE TENDER by electronic buzzer or two-way radio when machine plow blade is properly positioned. …
1. Directs waste ore materials through pipelines into tailings basin: Opens and closes spigots to regulate flow of tailings. 2. Connects hoses to spigots and adds pipes to lengthen discharge lines, using wrenches. 3. Distributes tailings evenly in basin to form dam of waste materials. 4. Digs ditches with shovel …
1. Tends machine that compresses malted milk powder into tablets: Dumps powder into hopper, using scoop, and starts machine. 2. Moves hopper lever to deposit specified amount of powder into forming dies in machine table. 3. Examines tablets to determine thickness and hardness, and turns wheel to adjust positions of …
1. Sets up and operates machine to cut rolls of paper into sheets and to print lines, glue, and punch holes to make paper tablets: Adjusts feed guides, cutting disks, and punch rams according to work order specifications. 2. Mounts roll of paper on machine, using electric hoist. 3. Threads …
1. Tends machine that cuts, rules, punches, binds, and stacks materials to produce looseleaf filler, tablets, and wire bound notebooks: Assists TABLET-MAKING-MACHINE OPERATOR to set up machine. 2. Presses buttons to activate hydraulic lift that positions rolls of paper in feed position. 3. Pours powdered ink and water into container …
1. Covers tabletops with mosaic tile squares to form decorative design: Glues cardboard pattern to top of table. 2. Places template over pattern and marks off design, using pencil. 3. Cuts out marked-off portion, using handknife. 4. Applies glue to surface of mosaic tile and tabletop. 5. Sets multicolored squares …
1. Tends tab machine that secures threads of plastic mesh scouring ball with plastic label: Slips slotted label over base of threads and positions ball into slot of machine so that threads run length of machine. 2. Presses switch to activate machine that folds and heat seals plastic tape over …
