Job Descriptions

Laborer, Grinding And Polishing Job

1. Cleans, deburrs, polishes, or grinds items of metal, plastic, or rubber, using handtools or powered equipment, performing any combination of following tasks: Scrapes or rubs parts with file, wire brush, or buffing cloth. 2. Holds part against buffing or grinding wheel. 3. Deburrs or polishes parts, using portable grinder, …





Laborer, High-Density Press Job

1. Loads compressed bales of cotton onto handtrucks or tractor-drawn trailers: Secures hooks to bale and lifts bale onto trailer or handtruck, using hoist. 2. May stencil identifying information on bale, using brush and stencil.

Laborer, Construction Or Leak Gang Job

1. Performs any combination of following tasks in laying, repairing, and extending underground gas and steam mains and distribution pipes: Erects barricades and places lanterns around work site to protect workers from street traffic. 2. Breaks up pavement, using airhammer, and digs ditches preparatory to laying or removing pipe. 3. …

Laborer, Cook House Job

1. Performs any combination of following duties to process stock for use in making glue or gelatin: Moves stock to kettle upon signal from COOK, using handtruck, and dumps stock into kettle. 2. Turns valve to fill kettle with water to submerge stock. 3. Skims grease from surface of water …

Laborer, Electroplating Job

1. Performs any combination of following tasks to load and unload electroplating equipment or to assist PLATER : Fastens metal workpieces to devices, such as hooks, racks, and cathode bars, or loads workpieces in baskets or barrels. 2. Immerses workpieces in series of cleaning, plating, pickling, and rinsing tanks, following …

Laborer, Chemical Processing Job

1. Performs any combination of following tasks in chemical manufacturing establishment: Fills or empties equipment and containers by pumping, opening valves, scooping, dumping, scraping, or shoveling liquid, gaseous, or solid materials. 2. Weighs materials and writes or stencils identifying information on containers. 3. Fastens caps or covers on container, or …

Laborer, Concrete Plant Job

1. Performs variety of tasks in establishment manufacturing concrete products: Ties strip of cloth around bell of freshly cast concrete pipe to maintain circular shape of bell during curing. 2. Arranges pipe in storage yard and stacks pipe for shipment. 3. Places rubber gaskets on pipe. 4. Stacks concrete blocks …

Laborer, Concrete-Mixing Plant Job

1. Performs any combination of following duties in concrete mixing plant: Verifies amount of aggregate in storage bins by visual inspection, and turns swivel head to direct aggregate into specified bin. 2. Tends electrically powered conveyor or pneumatic pump to hoist cement from feeder hopper, railroad car, or transport truck …

Laborer, Car Barn Job

1. Drives streetcars to designated stations in car barn for servicing and storage, according to odometer reading, maintenance charts, and schedule of anticipated car needs: Compares odometer of streetcar with maintenance charts to ascertain if car requires greasing, cleaning, or replacement of equipment, such as motors or compressors. 2. Reads …

Laborer, Cheesemaking Job

1. Makes and cures cheese, performing any combination of following tasks: Cuts curd with knife or harp or separates curd with scoop to release whey and firm curd. 2. Pushes curd to back of vat or center of kettle with rake. 3. Inserts strainer in vat or kettle outlet, assembles …

Laborer, Canvas Shop Job

1. Performs any of following tasks in laying out, cutting, sewing, fabricating, and assembling canvas products, such as awnings, tents, and tarpaulins: Carries or handtrucks supplies to work stations. 2. Unrolls cloth from bolt, cuts cloth to specified length with hand shears, and spreads cloth on table for pattern layout …

Laborer, Ammunition Assembly Ii Job

1. Assembles and packs complete rounds of ammunition, performing any combination of following tasks: Greases threads on fuses and starts them into threaded fuse sockets. 2. Screws fuses into place, using screw press. 3. Places primers in cartridge cases and stamps them in place, using press. 4. Weighs and inserts …

Laborer, Aquatic Life Job

1. Performs any combination of following tasks related to cultivating, growing, and harvesting or gathering shellfish, finfish, amphibians, and other marine life: Stakes or fences ponds and growing areas following specified pattern to lay out planting bed. 2. Sows spat on sea bottom and covers with sand and shell mixture. …

Laborer, Boot And Shoe Job

1. Performs any combination of following tasks in shoe factory: Removes lasts from assembled shoes by hand. 2. Sorts lasts according to size and stores them in bins. 3. Gathers leather scraps for salvage. 4. Stacks and stores leather parts according to size and shape. 5. Transfers shoes in various …

Laborer, Brush Clearing Job

1. Cuts trees, brush, and other growth, using chain saw, ax, brush-hook, and other handtools to clear land for construction, forestry, logging or agriculture activities, to remove infestation, or to control growth along utility, highway, or railroad right-of-way. 2. May pile brush for burning or load onto trucks. 3. May …

Laborer Job

1. Performs any combination of following tasks in and about oil fields and pipelines, using handtools: Digs trenches for building foundations or for drainage around oil wells, storage tanks, and other installations. 2. Fills excavations with dirt, using shovels. 3. Loads and unloads trucks by hand or using handtrucks. 4. …

Laborer, Airport Maintenance Job

1. Maintains and repairs airport facilities and grounds by performing any combination of following tasks: Operates sweeping machine to clean streets of dust and trash. 2. Operates power mower to mow lawns and fields of airport. 3. Plants, waters, fertilizes, and prunes shrubs and plants to beautify airport grounds. 4. …

Laborer, Ammunition Assembly I Job

1. Assembles component parts of tracer shells, signals, flares, and other pyrotechnics, performing any combination of following tasks: Loads relays with black powder pellets. 2. Tends press that pushes powder charge tightly into relay. 3. Assembles and loads mine fuses with red phosphorous and black powder. 4. Installs relays in …

Laboratory-Equipment Installer Job

1. Installs laboratory and hospital equipment, such as chemical-resistant tables, laboratory benches, hoods for fumes, and operating-room sinks, according to blueprints, using carpentry and plumbing tools: Measures distances on wall or floor with rule or tape to lay out installation. 2. Drills holes in masonry or steel framework with portable …

Laboratory-Sample Carrier Job

1. Collects samples of products or raw materials for laboratory analysis, performing any combination of following tasks: Turns valves or dips sample container to transfer liquid samples from pipeline, processing equipment, tanks, or other vessels to test tubes, bottles, or buckets. 2. Transfers dry samples, such as ore, grain, crystals, …

Labor-Crew Supervisor Job

1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in constructing manholes, transformer vaults, and substation foundations, in installing street light poles, and in laying pipe and ductwork for telephone, electric, water and sewage systems, and gas and oil lines: Reads blueprints and interprets data, including angles required in bending pipe, …

Laboratory Technician, Artificial Breeding Job

1. Measures purity and potency of animal semen to develop improved methods of processing and preserving for artificial insemination: Observes sample of freshly collected semen under microscope to determine mobility of sperm cells. 2. Measures density, using densiometer. 3. Adds measured amounts of extender, sodium citrate, and antibiotics to dilute …

Laboratory Technician, Pharmaceutical Job

1. Prepares vaccines, biologicals, and serums for prevention of animal diseases: Inoculates fertilized eggs, broths, or other bacteriological media with organisms. 2. Incubates bacteria for specified period and prepares vaccines and serums by standard laboratory methods. 3. Tests vaccines for sterility and virus inactivity. 4. Prepares standard volumetric solutions and …

Laboratory Tester Job

1. Tests textile fibers and yarn at any stage in yarn-manufacturing process to determine conformance to standards: Collects samples from machines, gathers samples from carts, or receives samples at work station. 2. Records information regarding samples on company forms, and identifies samples with tags prior to testing. 3. Computes twists …

Laboratory Manager Job

1. Coordinates activities of university science laboratory to assist faculty in teaching and research programs: Consults with faculty laboratory coordinator to determine equipment purchase priorities based on budget allowances, condition of existing equipment, and scheduled laboratory activities. 2. Prepares and puts in place equipment scheduled for use during laboratory teaching …