Straw-Hat Brusher Job
1. Cleans and polishes strawhats: Slips hat on wooden block, wipes powdered sulfur onto hat with cloth, and brushes hat by hand.
Job Descriptions
Straw-Hat-Plunger Operator Job
1. Tends plunger press that presses and shapes straw hats to size: Turns valve to admit steam to hollow die. 2. Places hat inside die, crown down. 3. Pulls lever to force ram down on hat. 4. Releases press after specified time and removes pressed hat. 5. May tend two …
Straw-Hat-Washer Operator Job
1. Rubs strawhats with damp sponge to remove excess sizing: Slips hat over shaped hat block, rubs surface with damp sponge, and hangs hat on rack to dry. 2. May hold hat over steam jet to soften sizing, preparatory to rubbing with sponge, or place hats in tub equipped with …
Street Cleaner Job
1. Sweeps refuse from municipal streets, gutters, and sidewalks into pile and shovels refuse into movable container that is pushed from place to place. 2. May pick up paper and similar rubbish from lawns, flower beds, or highway median strips, using spike-tipped stick.
Streetcar Repairer Job
1. Performs any combination of following tasks to inspect and repair streetcar bodies, following blueprints and wiring diagrams and using handtools, power tools, and electrical test equipment: Examines car roof for wear and damage and repairs defective sections, using specified roofing material, cement, nails, and waterproof paint. 2. Cuts sheet …
Strap-Cutting-Machine Operator Job
1. Tends machine that cuts uncured rubber or rubber-coated fabric strip into specified lengths, for use as leg straps on gaiters and hip boots: Selects cutoff wheel for severing strap length. 2. Bolts cutoff wheel to drive shaft, positions and bolts backing wheel against it, rim to rim, using wrenches. …
Strap-Folding-Machine Operator Job
1. Tends machines that automatically fold uncured rubber strip or coated friction tape over parallel reinforcing cords to form strap material to which buckles, eyelets, or snaps are attached for use on rubber footwear: Calculates from work orders width, length, and quantity of stock to be made and prepares production …
Strap-Machine Operator Job
1. Operates strapping machine to glue, compress, and dry multiple strands of twisted fiber yarn to form straps used for packaging: Hangs cones of yarn on creel and empty spool on winder. 2. Turns valves to fill glue troughs. 3. Opens steam valves and observes thermometer to heat glue and …
Strapping-Machine Operator Job
1. Operates machine to wind reinforcing metal or plastic bands around ends of boxes or cartons: Places spool of strapping on machine and threads end of strap through jaws of clamp. 2. Adjusts jaws to attain specified tension on strap. 3. Tightens clamp down on box or carton placed in …
Stranding-Machine Operator Job
1. Sets up and operates rotating cylindrical-shaped stranding machine to fabricate wire rope or electric cable: Places spools of wire of specified gauges into cradles, using electric hoist, and locks spool in place, using metal pin. 2. Positions takeup spool onto shaft and adjusts travel of distributor to width of …
Stranding-Machine-Operator Helper Job
1. Performs following duties to fabricate wire into cable: Positions spools of wire on spindle of winding reel, using hoist. 2. Turns handwheel or manually removes release rod to release shaft preparatory to installing takeup spool onto reel jack. 3. May remove unused wire from spools with spool stripper. 4. …
Strap Buckler, Machine Job
1. Tends machine that threads lingerie or foundation garment shoulder strap material through buckle and link to make adjustable shoulder straps: Places tubes of buckles and links on machine racks and presses pedal to push buckle and link into holders under vertical threading rod. 2. Positions strap between rod and …
Straightening-Roll Operator Job
1. Operates rolling machine to straighten warped or bent metal plates, bars, or sheets: Threads workpiece between rolls of machine manually or with crane. 2. Turns handwheels or nuts to adjust tension between one or more sets of aligned drive and adjustment rolls. 3. Pulls lever to move workpiece through …
Straight-Line Edger Job
1. Tends machine that conveys rectangular glass over grinding and polishing wheels to obtain pencil edge and to polish edges: Places glass on grooved conveyor with top edge of glass against guide. 2. Attaches weights to top of glass or pulls lever to lower pressure roller that forces glass against …
Straight-Line-Press Setter Job
1. Sets up machines to shape noses of brass or steel bullet jackets and assemble jacketed bullets for small arms cartridges: Installs punches and dies, feed pipes, magazines, guides, pins, and bushings to accommodate size bullets to be processed, using handtools. 2. Turns setscrews and stop nuts to regulate automatic …
Straight-Pin-Making-Machine Operator Job
1. Operates battery of automatic machines that straighten, cut off, head, and sharpen wire to form straight pins: Places coil of wire on pedestal stand and threads end of wire through machine to heading dies. 2. Adjusts straightening rolls, feeding arm, and stop to diameter and length of wire, using …
Strainer Tender Job
1. Tends machines that screen foreign material from ground, devulcanized scrap rubber: Opens chute on feed conveyors or shovels scrap rubber into hopper of strainer. 2. Starts machine that forces scrap rubber through strainer screen. 3. Regulates speed of machine and conveyors to prevent jamming of stock. 4. Discharges strained …
Strand-And-Binder Controller Job
1. Tends feed end of mat-making range that cuts fiberglass sliver into staple lengths and binds staple lengths together to form continuous sheets of fiberglass insulation material: Scoops powdered binder from barrel into hopper of binder sprayer. 2. Gathers specified number of sliver ends from creel and threads ends through …
Strand-Forming-Machine Operator Job
1. Tends machine that forms rope-fiber yarn into strands preparatory to being laid into rope: Installs specified size tubes that gather and compress yarn preparatory to twisting. 2. Places specified number of full yarn bobbins on creel. 3. Threads yarn ends from bobbins through holes in register plates that align …
Straightener, Hand Job
1. Straightens metal workpieces to blueprint specifications, using handtools and knowledge of metal properties: Rolls workpiece on flat surface or mounts and rotates it between centers to ascertain irregularities visually or with dial indicator. 2. Positions workpiece on surface plate or anvil and hammers workpiece at points of irregularity to …
Straightening-Press Operator Ii Job
1. Operates power press equipped with pressure blocks or dies to straighten warped or bent metal objects, such as plates, structural castings, shapes, forgings, and shafts to specified dimensions: Examines workpiece to locate defects, using such devices as straightedge, deflection gauge, template, and square. 2. Positions and locks specified pressure …
Stove Tender Job
1. Operates battery of gas-fired stoves to supply heated airblast to blast furnace: Turns gas valves and ignites burners in combustion chamber of stove, using torch. 2. Observes temperature records, and moves controls to close gas and chimney valves when heat inside stove reaches specified temperature. 3. Opens valves on …
Stove-Bottom Worker Job
1. Removes cones from dips in floor covering hanging in curing stoves and replaces cones with larger ones to prevent faces of floor covering from sticking together. 2. Signals STOVE-CARRIAGE OPERATOR at top of stoves to adjust length of dips to effect required spacing. 3. Covers floor of stove with …
Stove-Carriage Operator Job
1. Operates stove carriage to form bight in floor covering and to feed floor covering into curing stoves, working as member of team: Turns crank to position carriage over batten irons. 2. Adjusts controls to form bight and dip. 3. Places cone in curve of dip to prevent kinks and …
Straddle-Truck Operator Job
1. Drives four-wheeled vehicle that carries loads of materials beneath its elevated frame for short hauls within or near plant: Starts vehicle and drives astride load of materials, such as lumber, bundled sheet metal, cased citrus juice, or empty skids. 2. Pushes and pulls levers to raise and lower lifting …