Job Descriptions






Painter Helper, Automotive Job
1. Assists PAINTER, TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT by preparing surfaces of automotive vehicles, such as automobiles, buses, and trucks, for repainting and polishes repainted vehicles: Sands rough spots on automotive vehicle. 2. Sprays scratched areas with filler solution, using spray gun. 3. Applies paper and masking tape to protect unpainted surfaces, such …

Painter Helper, Shipyard Job
1. Assists PAINTER, SHIPYARD performing any combination of following duties: Pours specified amounts of chemical solutions into stripping tanks. 2. Places articles, such as cabinets, metal furniture, and paint containers into stripping tanks and removes articles after prescribed period of time. 3. Fills cracks in plaster surfaces with putty or …

Paint Trimmer, Pipe Bowls Job
1. Trims excess paint from metal bands on shanks of smoking pipes, using paint trimmer and file: Examines pipe stummels to detect metal bands with excess paint. 2. Places stummel bowl over paint trimmer stud, lowers trim blade, and rotates pipe stummel to trim off excess paint. 3. Files excess …

Paint-Brush Maker Job
1. Fills metal ferrules with hog bristle, horsehair, vegetable fiber, or nylon, using either of following methods: Twists material into tuft and dips base of tuft into cement. 2. Ties string around base of tuft, redips tuft in cement, and inserts tuft in hole of brush head. 3. Weighs out …

Pail Bailer Job
1. Tends machine that automatically attaches bails to pails: Feeds coil of wire into machine, and places plastic handles that are attached automatically to bail by machine into hopper. 2. Turns knobs to time movement of pails on conveyor for attachment of bails. 3. Observes operation of machine to detect …

Paint Mixer, Hand Job
1. Mixes stains, paints, and other coatings for use in painting according to formulas: Pours pigments, paint paste, vehicle, and thinner into can. 2. Stirs mixture with paddle. 3. Compares mixed liquid with desired color sample to ensure that it matches. 4. May blend colors to obtain desired shades. 5. …

Paint Mixer, Machine Job
1. Tends paint-mixing machines that mix paint, lacquer, and stain: Attaches powered mixer to barrels of unmixed paint and starts mixer to stir paint for specified time to obtain specified consistency. 2. Computes amounts and weights of paint, lacquer, solvent, or thinner required from standard formula, and pours specified amounts …

Paint Pourer Job
1. Pours paint in carriage of machine that prints colors and designs on linoleum rugs. 2. May mix paint to attain required color, using paddle.

Paint Stripper Job
1. Tends equipment that strips paint from steel drums preparatory to repainting: Turns valves to start flow of paint-removing solvent and steam to outlets in respective sections of cleaning equipment. 2. Starts pump that re-circulates solvent, and conveyor that carries drums through paint stripping process. 3. Observes drums passing through …

Paddock Judge Job
1. Inspects equipment of horses and riders in paddock at racetrack before each race to determine that equipment meets track and state racing commission specifications: Reads racing programs to schedule arrival of horses and riders in paddock area. 2. Examines horse’s equipment and rider’s attire to assure compliance with racing …

Pad-Extractor Tender Job
1. Tends machine that untwists and extracts water or chemicals from knit tubing after bleaching, washing, and dyeing, and applies finish to tubing preparatory to drying: Positions containers of wet knit tubing on turntable of machine. 2. Turns thumbscrews to adjust width of spreader, according to specifications. 3. Threads tubing …

Pad-Machine Feeder Job
1. Feeds machine that compresses and wraps excelsior to make pads used in packing furniture and other products: Spreads excelsior on feed conveyor and observes operation to detect jamming of material and packaging defects. 2. May fill glue reservoir, mount roll of paper on machine, and adjust conveyor guides and …

Pad-Machine Offbearer Job
1. Off bears machine that compresses and wraps excelsior into pads used in packing furniture and other products: Removes paper-covered excelsior pads from conveyor and inspects them for torn wrapping and completeness of filling. 2. Tears open defective pads and dumps excelsior on salvage pile. 3. Folds moistened gummed-paper tape …

Page Job
1. Conducts visitors on tours of radio and television station facilities and explains duties of staff, operation of equipment, and methods of broadcasting. 2. Utilizing general knowledge of various phases of radio and television station operations. 3. Runs errands within studio. 4. May relieve telephone switchboard operator. 5. May perform …

Pager Job
1. Separates pieces of type after they are removed from type molds. 2. Cleans type and removes burrs, using file. 3. May separate type according to specified quantity of each character and size and face of type.

Padding-Machine Operator Job
1. Tends padding machine that saturates cloth with dye preparatory to further processing: Positions handtruck of cloth at feed-end of machine or mounts roll of cloth on machine, using power hoist, and threads cloth through rollers, or sews supply end to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine. 2. Sets …

Paddock Judge Job
1. Inspects equipment of horses and riders in paddock at racetrack before each race to determine that equipment meets track and state racing commission specifications: Reads racing programs to schedule arrival of horses and riders in paddock area. 2. Examines horse’s equipment and rider’s attire to assure compliance with racing …

Padding Gluer Job
1. Fastens padded edging to sofa and chair frames prior to upholstering, using glue and clinching tool: Cuts strips of foam rubber and burlap edging to fit seat edges and armrests of sprung-up chair and sofa frames, using knife. 2. Applies glue to seat edge, armrests and foam rubber strips, …

Packing-Machine-Pilot Can Router Job
1. Tends machine that fills chute of snuff-filling or pipe-tobacco-filling machine with cans. 2. Shifts lever to direct flow of cans into chutes.

Pack-Room Operator Job
1. Fills spinnerette packs with measured amount of treated sand to filter impurities from molten nylon before extrusion into filaments: Examines holes in bottom of pack, using microscope, to detect damaged or clogged openings. 2. Weighs out prescribed amounts and grades of treated sand and pours sand into pack, leveling …

Pad Cutter Job
1. Tends machine that slices foam rubber blocks to specified thickness for use in making chair, cushion, and ironing board pads: Turns handwheel to adjust height of roller conveyor under machine knife according to thickness specifications. 2. Pushes block against knife that slices article from block.

Pad Hand Job
1. Cuts, assembles, and joins fabrics, leather, or other materials to form cushioned seat of saddle: Positions pattern on material and cuts material, using knife or scissors. 2. Positions padding, such as cotton batting, foam rubber, or mohair between covers. 3. Sews edges of covers to form pad, using needle …

Pad Maker Job
1. Prepares sample pads of textile fibers by hand for use in comparing textile batch color with standard: Cards fibers received from dyeing process, using brush, and dries fibers in oven. 2. Weighs dried fibers, mats specified weight into pads, and washes and dries pads. 3. Cuts excess fibers from …