1. Tends press that removes water from nitrocellulose used in manufacturing smokeless powder and pyroxylin for use in plastics: Pours specified amount of nitrocellulose into bottom cylinder of dehydrating press. 2. Presses button or opens water valve to force plunger down onto bottom cylinder. 3. Pumps alcohol into lower cylinder …
1. Tends equipment that dehairs slaughtered hogs preparatory to dressing: Turns steam and water valves to fill scalding tank with water and heat it to specified temperature. 2. Starts machine conveyors, and releases hogs shackled to overhead rail to drop them into tank by tripping lever on shackle or prying …
1. Inspects bottled beer or wine for foreign matter and defective bottles: Examines contents of bottles for foreign matter, such as dirt and barrel or tank sediment, and bottles for defects, such as cracks, damaged caps or corks, and nicks. 2. Observes bottles on conveyor belt passing in front of …
1. Tends equipment that automatically removes rubber flash from resistor ladders and cleans ladders: Loads resistor ladders into feed chute of machine and starts machine that automatically conveys resistor ladders through abrading chamber that removes flash from ladders. 2. Visually inspects ladders to ensure that flash has been removed. 3. …
1. Tends battery of machines that tumble metal or plastic buttons in wire mesh barrels to remove mold flash or rough edges: Loads barrel with buttons. 2. Pours specified amounts of cleaning compound into barrel. 3. Bolts on lid and starts machine to rotate barrel and tumble buttons for specified …
1. Operates inflight fire control system to detect intrusion of enemy aerial vehicles and to evade or destroy airborne threat during combat or training: Observes radar scope to detect blips indicative of aerial vehicles. 2. Identifies vehicles following manual procedures. 3. Notifies superior of presence of enemy aircraft, missile, or …
1. Tends machine that cuts paper from defective cigarettes to reclaim tobacco: Attaches hoisting bar to tub of cigarettes. 2. Starts machine and pulls rope to hoist tub and dump cigarettes into hopper that feeds cigarettes under cutting knives and onto separator that separates paper from tobacco.
1. Repairs forming defects in glassware, using acetylene torch and molds: Ignites torch and moves flame over defective area to soften glass for reworking. 2. Inserts softened glassware in mold for reshaping and removes glassware from mold after reshaping. 3. Examines finished glassware to ensure defect is repaired.
1. Commands and pilots deep submergence vehicle to obtain oceanographic research information, recover other sunken vessels or objects from ocean floor, and to transport passengers, such as scientists, researchers, and technicians to ocean bottom: Conducts predive and postdive inspection of vehicle to ensure vehicle is seaworthy and life support systems …
1. Services, repairs, and maintains deep submergence vehicle and assists DEEP SUBMERGENCE VEHICLE OPERATOR in predive and postdive inspection and operation of vehicle. 2. Connects high pressure air and oxygen hoses from land based equipment to vehicle. 3. Services vehicle with oil and hydraulic fluid. 4. Connects cables to and …
1. Installs decorations, such as flags, lights, and bunting, on streets, on or in buildings, halls, and booths for events, such as parades, conventions, and festivals: Strings and connects electric wiring and lights. 2. Hangs decorations in streets and in or on buildings and structures, using wire, rope, and handtools, …
1. Paints facial expressions on mannequins according to established standards, using artists’ brushes and airbrush: Inspects mannequin heads to detect imperfections, such as scratches, chips, and cracks and discards defective heads. 2. Mixes paint for eyes, brows, lips, and cheeks according to established formulas. 3. Brushes paint on specified areas …
1. Decorates lighting fixtures, such as lamp bases and chandeliers with designated designs by squeezing decorating material from plastic tube onto fixture: Mixes decorative material with water to obtain specified consistency. 2. Pours material into plastic tube. 3. Squeezes tube to eject decorating material onto workpiece while moving tube with …
1. Sews or glues decorative trimmings to articles, such as hats, caps, or millinery: Pulls article over block to secure article for trimming. 2. Pins trimmings, such as artificial flowers, bows, and ribbons, on article, following sample or specifications. 3. Cements or sews trimmings to article, according to size and …
1. Tends automatic ceramic-decorating machine that prints single or multicolored pictures or designs on cylindrical glass or plastic containers: Positions precut stainless steel stencils in machine and adjusts roller guides that hold container in place during printing process. 2. Pours premixed paint into ink reservoir. 3. Turns valves to regulate …
1. Sets up manually controlled or automatic decorating equipment that prints designs on glass or plastic containers or ware according to either of following methods: Determines type and color of designs to print on containers from orders. 2. Pushes portable, manually controlled decorating equipment and roller conveyors into position for …
1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in welding and assembling components into plastic products and printing logos on products: Inspects processed plastic components and products to verify conformance to customer specifications and company standards. 2. Demonstrates machine operations to new employees and assigns trainees to work with experienced …
1. Examines decorated glassware as it emerges from decorating or label-applying machines for decorating defects, such as off-coloring, smears, paint chips, illegible design, and misaligned labels, and for forming defects, such as misshaped glassware: Removes defective ware from conveyor and places ware with decorating defects in cartons or on conveyor …
1. Performs any combination of following duties aboard watercraft, such as dredges, ferryboats, scows, and river boats: Handles lines to moor vessel to wharves, tie up vessel to another vessel, or rig towing lines. 2. Sweeps and washes decks, using broom, brushes, mops, and firehose. 3. Lowers and mans lifeboat …
1. Operates decker or rotary filter machines to remove water from pulp stock and reduce stock to specified consistency for bleaching or beating: Turns valves to regulate flow of pulp stock into machine vat. 2. Starts machine and adjusts controls to regulate speed of cylindrical screen in vat. 3. Turns …
1. Repairs and maintains deck machinery, such as cargo winches and anchor windlasses: Operates machinery to determine causes of malfunctioning. 2. Dismantles, repairs, or replaces defective parts, and reassembles machinery, using machinist’s handtools, chain hoists, and steel rollers. 3. May maintain ship’s plumbing system. 4. May change fuses and lights …
1. Tends machine that pumps gas to retard decay of fresh fruits and vegetables during storage and shipment: Loads machine with chlorine and salt. 2. Starts machine that pumps gas into storage space or freight car. 3. Periodically tests concentration of gas, using comparometer, and adjusts flow accordingly. 4. Stops …
1. Tends machine that circulates steam through cloth wound on perforated cylinder to develop luster, improve hand, remove wrinkles, and shrink cloth: Turns handwheels to set guides according to width of cloth, and pressure roll of winding unit according to tension specified. 2. Laps end of cloth and wrapper around …
1. Applies decal designs to surfaces by moisture process: Cleans surface to be covered, using moist cloth. 2. Submerges decal in water to moisten adhesive and backing paper. 3. Positions decal on surface visually or using template and smooths out air bubbles with roller or edge board. 4. Slides backing …
1. Sets up and controls operation of computerized deburring and tooling machine to perform series of machining operations, such as drilling, chamfering, and deburring, on ball-shaped plastic typing element for use in electric typewriters: Reads blueprints, job order, and tooling instructions to determine cutting tools and sequence of operations. 2. …
