Job Descriptions

Smoking-Pipe Liner Job

1. Coats chambers of pipe bowls with syrup or honey mixture to improve taste of pipes during breaking-in process: Cleans dust and other foreign particles from bowl and shank, using airhose. 2. Dips brush or swab in specified syrup or honey mixture and applies mixture to chamber of pipe bowl …





Smoking-Pipe Maker Job

1. Performs all hand and machine operations to make smoking-pipe bowls and stems from briar blocks: Sets up preselected block in fixture of wood-turning lathe. 2. Sets up cutters in lathe chuck, and moves block forward to cause cutters to partially turn and face bowl of pipe. 3. Replaces cutting …

Smoke And Flame Specialist Job

1. Operates and controls smoke or flame and support equipment, such as self-propelled flamethrowers, smoke generators, and radio equipment, to provide smokescreen or flame support for military forces during combat or training: Observes terrain and weather conditions to determine location for smoke generators and smoke munitions. 2. Starts smoke generator …

Smoke Jumper Supervisor Job

1. Supervises and coordinates activities of airborne fire-fighting crews engaged in extinguishing forest fires: Dispatches crews according to reported size, location, and conditions of fires. 2. Directs loading of fire suppression equipment into aircraft and parachuting of equipment to crews on ground. 3. Maintains aerial observation and radio communication with …

Smoke Tester Job

1. Tests emissions from smokestack to determine if electrostatic precipitator and flue recovery systems are operating within prescribed standards: Measures force of gas flow by observing manometer attached to Pitot tube placed at various points in stack. 2. Obtains solids contained in gas by drawing metered quantity of flue exhaust …

Smoked Meat Preparer Job

1. Prepares meats for smoking, performing any combination of following tasks: Soaks meat in water or brine and washes and scrapes encrusted salt, slime, grease, excess moisture, and discoloration from meat. 2. Weighs meat and stamps or presses inspection labels, weight, or symbols on meat by hand or using branding …

Smoker Job

1. Controls battery of smoke chambers in which meats, such as bacon, hams, meat loaf, sausage, shoulders, and wieners are cooked and cured: Loads racks and cages, suspended from overhead conveyor, with meat products and filled molds, and pushes racks into smokehouse for cooking and curing. 2. Shovels sawdust into …

Smoke-Room Operator Job

1. Tends burning room to bleach strawhats with burning sulfur: Loads racks with hats and wheels them into room. 2. Pours powdered sulfur into pan provided with electric heating unit, closes door of room, and turns electric switch to burn sulfur in pan. 3. Turns on ventilator fan and removes …

Slunk-Skin Curer Job

1. Cures slunk skins in vat of brine solution: Turns valve to fill vat with water and adds salt. 2. Places slunk skins in vat and stirs them with pole to ensure complete curing. 3. Removes cured skins from vat and rolls them into ball or places them in barrel …

Slurry Mixer Job

1. Operates attrition mill, hydrabeater, and related equipment to produce slurry for subsequent processing into shotgun shell wads: Feeds bagasse and scrap paper into attrition mill that shreds material. 2. Turns handwheel to adjust hydrabeater blades according to slurry consistency specified, and adjusts timer for prescribed cycle. 3. Weighs and …

Slurry-Control Tender Job

1. Tends ball mill and auxiliary equipment that grind bauxite and mix it with materials to form slurry: Computes amounts of bauxite, starch, and liquor in specified proportion, using weightometer. 2. Turns valves on ball mill to grind bauxite. 3. Turns valves on pumps to release liquor and starch from …

Small-Engine Mechanic Job

1. Repairs fractional-horsepower gasoline engines used to power lawnmowers, garden tractors, and similar machines, using handtools: Locates causes of trouble, dismantles engines, using handtools, and examines parts for defects. 2. Replaces or repairs parts, such as rings and bearings, using handtools. 3. Cleans and adjusts carburetor and magneto. 4. Starts …

Smash Hand Job

1. Repairs warp yarn on loom when numerous threads are broken: Ties short piece of thread to each end of broken warp yarn and cuts off ends close to knot with scissors. 2. Draws repaired warp yarn through drop wires, heddle eyes, and reed dents, using reed hook. 3. Picks …

Slotter-Operator Helper Job

1. Assists SLOTTER OPERATOR to operate machine that cuts slots in paperboard carton and partition blanks. 2. Removes slotted blanks from discharge end of machine and stacks them on pallets. 3. Marks stacks with identifying information. 4. Performs other duties as described under HELPER Master Title.

Slubber Tender Job

1. Tends slubber machines that draw out and loosely twist sliver into roving to strengthen sliver for subsequent drawing and twisting operations: Fastens ends of sliver from full cans to preceding ends by overlapping and twisting ends with fingers, or threads sliver over guide, through rolls and flyers, and onto …

Slug-Press Operator Job

1. Tends machine that compresses moist welding rod coating mix into cylinder-shaped slugs: Dumps mix into forming chamber of slug press, using forklift. 2. Presses button to close press and activate ram that automatically forms and ejects slug. 3. Slips cellophane bag over slug or places it in container to …

Slot Router Job

1. Cuts slots for attaching molding on tabletops, using portable power router: Pushes tabletop from pallet onto worktable. 2. Reads work order to ascertain dimensions and position of slot. 3. Selects and inserts router tool in chuck of router, using wrench. 4. Adjusts guide stop and base plate for depth …

Slot-Tag Inserter Job

1. Inserts address tags into slots of mailsacks used for bulk mailing of subscription magazines and catalogs: Receives and deposits, in mailsacks, stacked or tied bundles of magazines addressed to same city or state. 2. Selects printed destination tag from labeled compartment of wall rack, and inserts tag into metal …

Slotter Operator Job

1. Tends machine that cuts slots in paperboard carton and partition blanks: Adjusts slotting and cutting knives in machine according to work order, using measuring tape and wrenches. 2. Loads blanks into machine feed hopper and starts machine. 3. Removes and stacks slotted blanks on pallets for bundling or forming.

Slitter Job

1. Slits welt of hose for use in making panty hose or leotards, using one of following methods: Positions welt of hose on edge of board equipped with electrically heated protruding wire, aligns mark on welt with slot, and pulls welt down to specified point on board passing through heated …

Slitter Service And Setter Job

1. Sets up and repairs machines that automatically cut tinplate sheets into specified size: Installs and aligns disk cutters on machine spindle, following blueprints or work orders and using handtools. 2. Tests and adjusts feed mechanism and synchronizes feeder with machine cutting speed, using gauge and handtools. 3. Diagnoses cause …

Slitter-Creaser-Slotter Helper Job

1. Feeds and off bears machine that slots, scores, and creases corrugated or plain paperboard sheets to form container blanks: Aligns sheet against machine guides and feeds sheet into machine feed rolls. 2. Removes completed container blanks from machine and stacks blanks onto skids. 3. May assist SLITTER-CREASER-SLOTTER OPERATOR in …

Slitter-Creaser-Slotter Operator Job

1. Sets up and operates machine to slot, score, crease, and trim corrugated or plain paperboard sheets to form container blanks: Turns screws and moves picker feed bar and feed table guides to accommodate size of sheets. 2. Positions slitting, scoring, and slotting dies by sliding dieheads along drive shaft …

Slitter-Scorer-Cut-Off Operator Job

1. Sets up and operates machine that slits, scores, and cuts sheets of plain, laminated, or corrugated paperboard to specified dimensions: Positions and fastens scoring and cutting disks on roller, according to specifications, and installs roller in machine, using handtools. 2. Turns wheels to adjust cutter knives, align paper guides …

Slitting-Machine Operator I Job

1. Operates machine to slit continuous lengths of material, such as cardboard, felt, metallic foil, paper, plastic, rubberized sheeting, or textile fabrics, into strips of specified width: Spaces rotary blades on machine shaft, according to width specified for strips, and turns setscrew to secure blades in position, using allen wrench. …