1. Assists KILN BURNER in baking clay products, such as tile, sewer pipe, brick, and refractories, in periodic or tunnel kilns: Pushes loaded kiln cars into kilns and driers, using hydraulic ram. 2. Removes cars from kilns or driers, using car puller. 3. Transports loaded or empty cars from kiln …
1. Removes burned clay products, such as sewer pipe, brick, refractories, and roofing tile, from tunnel kiln cars or periodic kilns, by hand or using hoist: Places pallet on drawing dock and lifts and stacks product on pallet. 2. Examines products for defects, such as cracks, chips, and distortions. 3. …
1. Spreads germinated barley or green hops on kiln floor to dry: Holds and directs swing chute to discharge and spread barley or hops evenly over floor. 2. Levels barley or hops, using fork. 3. Loosens lock bolts to tip holding-kiln floor screens and drop barley or hops onto next …
1. Controls dry kilns to dry lumber to specified moisture content: Measures moisture content of lumber preparatory to drying, using moisture meter, or cuts, weighs, and places lumber samples in curing oven and reweighs samples periodically as they are drying to determine rate and percentage of moisture reduction. 2. Determines …
1. Sets up and operates power press to assemble metal, plastic, rubber, or glass products by crimping, shaping, locking, staking, or press fitting: Installs specified dies on machine bed and ram, using measuring instruments and handtools. 2. Positions and clamps holding fixtures to machine bed, using sample workpiece, template, rule, …
1. Controls periodic, field, or retort kilns to bake clay products, such as brick, sewer pipe, clay refractories, and roofing tile: Opens fuel valves and lights gas or oil fire, using oil-soaked stick. 2. Seals kiln door with bricks and daubs brick with clay to prevent loss of heat, using …
1. Cleans bottom of lime kilns and rubberized conveyors. 2. Sweeps, stacks, and removes refuse, using brooms, brushes, and shovels and performs related tasks.
1. Tends machine that automatically assembles components to form modules used in keyboards of electronic computer equipment: Observes machine operations to detect defective parts and to ensure continuous movement of parts, subassemblies, and final assemblies along feed tracks. 2. Removes defective parts from feed tracks and repositions disoriented parts, using …
1. Sets up and operates keyseating machine to cut keyseats in metal workpieces, such as wheels and gears, according to specifications: Reads blueprint or job order to determine dimensions and tolerances of workpiece, and tooling instructions, such as holding fixtures, cutting speeds, depth of cut, and cutting tools to be …
1. Sets up and adjusts battery of foot-powered presses that shape and assemble metal buckles, buttons, and parts: Obtains specified die and punch from rack according to size and shape of product. 2. Installs die and punch in machine and adjusts stroke of press ram, using wrenches. 3. Test-operates machine, …
1. Tends kick press that joins snap fasteners to fabric for use in manufacture of gas mask carriers: Inserts upper half of fastener in plunger of machine and positions lower half on anvil. 2. Places reinforcement patch and fabric over lower half of fastener, guided by pinhole in fabric. 3. …
1. Cuts notches in key blanks to duplicate notches of original key, using key-duplicating machine: Selects key blank according to size, shape, or code number of original key. 2. Positions original key and blank in vises on carriage of machine and against guides. 3. Turns thumbscrews to secure key and …
1. Assembles and adjusts action of electronic organs: Uncrates keyboards and removes keys from keyboard. 2. Sends keyboard to cabinet shop for shaping. 3. Replaces keys in keyboard and locks board in rotor rack. 4. Adjusts travel of keys and spaces with spacing tool. 5. Regulates tension of key springs. …
1. Tends keying machine that prints coded data on paper stock used to promote sale of magazines: Ascertains stock and code information to be used. 2. Removes printing head from keying machine, inserts specified type in holder, and replaces head. 3. Adjusts machine for size of stock and loads stock …
1. Tends gas-fired kettle that removes gold, silver, and copper from black mud: Shovels mud into kettle, and turns valve to admit acid until mud is covered. 2. Rakes mud to dissolve gold and silver. 3. Ladles solution into water-filled settling tank to precipitate gold and silver compounds. 4. Removes …
1. Tends gas-fired evaporator that recovers gold, platinum, and palladium from electrolyte used in gold-refining tanks: Adds liquid and gaseous reagents to electrolyte and heats it in evaporator to precipitate metals. 2. Separates each precipitate from solution, using porcelain filters. 3. Heats platinum and palladium precipitates in crucible furnaces to …
1. Tends kettles that boil soap ingredients: Opens valves to admit alkali, fat, tallow, lye, and steam into kettles: Observes temperature gauges and rate of boiling and turns valves to regulate temperatures. 2. Draws samples and delivers them to laboratory. 3. Adds soda and water, according to instructions, to bring …
1. Controls heated reaction kettles to process liquid and solid materials into specified chemical products: Turns valves or starts automatic metering pumps that admit specified quantity of liquid materials into kettle. 2. Weighs and dumps or scoops prescribed solid, granular, or powdered ingredients into kettle, according to production sheet. 3. …
1. Tends portable kettle that heats tar, asphalt, lead, or sealing compound for use as protective coating for pipelines, roofs, and pavement: Cuts asphalt, tar, or other corrosion-resistant compound into pieces with ax and places pieces in kettle. 2. Maintains fire under kettle to bring materials to required temperature, judging …
1. Tends series of oil-fired kettles that refine lead: Charges kettle with lead in molten or pig form, and fires kettle. 2. Adds specified type and amount of reagent and agitates mixture to cause impurities, such as antimony, arsenic, bismuth, and tin to form into dross. 3. Skims dross off …
1. Verifies credentials and starting position of dogs in races and guards dogs against injury and illegal acts: Verifies credentials of each dog entered in race, comparing color, name, and sex of dog and name of owner with information on racing form. 2. Ensures that dogs are admitted to assigned …
1. Conducts keno game in gambling establishment: Receives, verifies, and records cash wagers of customers. 2. Starts gaming equipment that randomly selects numbered balls. 3. Announces number of each ball selected until number of balls specified for each game is selected. 4. Scans winning tickets presented by customers, calculates amount …
1. Tends machine that saws parallel cuts in veneered stock so veneer panels can be bent around corners on furniture: Installs saw blades and adjusts depth of cut. 2. Places veneer stock on jig and feeds stock into machine.
1. Tends oil-fired kettles that melt and fume antimony to make antimony oxide: Charges antimony crystals into melting kettle with hoist, and fires burners. 2. Regulates temperature according to thermometer readings and color and appearance of metal. 3. Skims slag from surface of kettle. 4. Connects trough from melting to …
1. Tends machines that automatically clean, dry, cut, and separate raw kapok and cotton fibers for use as pillow, cushion, and quilt filler: Removes wire and burlap from bales and pushes material into hopper of machine. 2. Fastens cloth bag to machine outlet pipe and opens air duct to blow …
