Job Descriptions

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 …

Storage Battery Inspector And Tester Job

1. Inspects and tests storage batteries in process of manufacture or before shipment to verify conformity with mechanical, chemical, and electrical specifications, using specified and standardized tests, procedures, and equipment and applying knowledge of battery performance, specifications, manufacture, and construction: Disassembles batteries following specified procedures. 2. Examines battery for defects …

Storage-Facility Rental Clerk Job

1. Leases storage space to customers of rental storage facility: Informs customers of space availability, rental regulations, and rates. 2. Assists customers in selection of storage unit size according to articles or material to be stored. 3. Records terms of rental on rental agreement form and assists customer in completing …

Stop Attacher Job

1. Tends semiautomatic press that attaches metal stops to slide fastener stringers: Fills machine hopper with stops. 2. Inserts stringer between press jaws and depresses pedal to drive prongs of stop through tape. 3. Pulls chain through dies to machine stop to position stringer for next stroke. 4. Picks jammed …

Stopboard Assembler Job

1. Assembles electronic organ stopboards, attaching components, such as stop tabs, brackets, switches, and lights: Drills holes, using electric drill. 2. Attaches holding brackets with screws. 3. Inserts holding screws, stop tabs, and spring clips. 4. Levels stop tabs, using measuring tool. 5. Drills holes and installs stack switch. 6. …

Stopper Maker Job

1. Assembles refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles: Mixes specified amount of refractory mortar powder with water, using trowel or hoe. 2. Fastens stopper head to rod with metal pin. 3. Spreads mortar on rod, using trowel, and slides brick sleeves over rod to form refractory …

Stopper-Maker Helper Job

1. Assists STOPPER MAKER in assembling refractory stoppers: Places steel rod in vise and bends it to specified shape, using sledgehammer. 2. Mixes cement and fire clay with water to form refractory mortar. 3. Carries materials, such as rods, stopper heads, and sleeves, to work area. 4. Performs other duties …

Stopping Builder Job

1. Builds doorways and brattices of materials, such as canvas, wood, concrete, brick, or concrete block as specified to construct partition to control circulation of air through passageways and working areas. 2. Erects partitions to support roof in areas unsuited to timbering or bolting. 3. May install rigid and flexible …

Stonemason Supervisor Job

1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in erecting stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments and laying walks, curbstones, and other types of masonry. 2. Performs duties as described under SUPERVISOR Master Title.

Stone-Mill Operator Job

1. Operates mills equipped with grinding stones to grind paint or paint ingredients to specified fineness: Weighs ingredients, such as pigments and oil on scale and dumps them into feed hopper of mill. 2. Starts mill and turns valve to admit steam into mill jacket to heat ingredients. 3. Feels …

Stoner Job

1. Smooths enameled surface of jewelry articles, using abrasive stone: Fastens jewelry article in wooden chuck. 2. Rubs moist abrasive stone across article to remove excess enamel and produce smooth surface. 3. Brushes or washes article to remove loose particles. 4. May remove excess enamel, using buffing machine.

Stoner And Polisher, Bevel Face Job

1. Tends machine that stones and polishes bevel face of screwheads: Inserts screws in spring chuck. 2. Swings stoning face into position against rotating heads and holds it in place until pilot bulb lights, indicating heads are stoned to size. 3. Turns stoning face away and swings polishing lap into …

Stoner, Hand Job

1. Stones watch parts, such as winding wheels and clicks, to specified thickness, using blocking equipment and polishing stone: Adjusts stops on block corners to specified height indicated by gauge, using screwdriver. 2. Brushes block surface with vaseline to hold wheels or clicks in place. 3. Fits wheels or clicks …

Stone-Driller Helper Job

1. Feeds and positions sandstone slabs on bed of drilling machine and off bears drilled slabs: Pushes sandstone slabs from roller conveyor onto bed of drilling machine and positions slab against edge stop or places slab into position as directed by STONE DRILLER. 2. Installs specified size carbide or diamond …

Stone-Lathe Operator Job

1. Sets up and operates stonecutting lathe to turn and shape blocks of stone, such as limestone, marble, granite, and sandstone to form columns, pillars, balusters, and other cylindrical building and monumental work: Mounts block of stone between centers of lathe, using hoist. 2. Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR to position …

Stonemason Job

1. Sets stone to build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments, or lays walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry, such as alberene, using mason’s tools: Shapes stone preparatory to setting, using chisel, hammer, and other shaping tools. 2. Spreads mortar over stone and foundation with trowel and …

Stonecutter, Machine Job

1. Operates pneumatic surfacing machine to shape and surface stone for building or monumental purposes: Aligns stone with surfacing machine head as stone is lowered on timber or stone bed, and levels stone, using crowbar, hammer, blocks, wedges, and spirit level. 2. Lays out dimensions on stone surface according to …

Stonecutter, Hand Job

1. Cuts, shapes, and finishes rough blocks of building or monumental stone according to diagrams or patterns: Traces around pattern or transfers dimensions from diagrams to stone, using rule, straightedge, compass, square, and chalk or scriber. 2. Selects surfacing tools according to finish specified or step in finishing process. 3. …

Stone Repairer Job

1. Mends broken marble slabs to restore them to usable condition, using either of following methods: Cleans broken surfaces with wire brush. 2. Heats surfaces with gas torch. 3. Smears shellac evenly over heated surfaces from stick while playing torch flame on stick to thoroughly melt shellac. 4. Presses broken …

Stone Rougher Job

1. Tends battery of automatic machines that rough grind surfaces of lens blanks: Bolts block with mounted lens to rotating spindle of stone-roughing machine, and releases lever of feed mechanism that places lens block against revolving grindstone. 2. Sets feed mechanism by adjusting setscrew controlling position of spindle. 3. Removes …