Job Descriptions

Jewel Staker Job

1. Presses jewels to watch bridges and plates, using staking tool: Positions part in nest of tool, using tweezers and loupe. 2. Presses identifying mark or part on bridge or plate, using hand-operated punch. 3. May press jeweled or metal markers onto dial for use as numerals, using adhesive-tipped stick.





Jewel Grinder Ii Job

1. Grinds outside diameter of watch jewels to size, using diamond-bonded wheel under water jet: Fits wire filled with jewels in small holding tool and turns adjusting screw to pull wire taut. 2. Positions rubber holding wheel so distance between grinding wheels is identical to specified outside diameter of jewels. …

Jewel Inserter Job

1. Inserts jewels in jewel settings: Squirts oil over settings on sheet of paper. 2. Moistens tip of wooden peg with oil, picks up individual jewel, and positions jewel in setting, using peg. 3. Presses jewel into setting, using staking tool. 4. Inspects specified number of completed settings to ensure …

Jewel Inspector Job

1. Examines watch jewels for defects, such as cracks, rough cuts and cups, misshapen holes, and chips, using microscope: Places quantity of jewels on glass table, which is lighted from beneath, and positions each jewel individually beneath microscope with tweezers. 2. Turns jewel to view all surfaces. 3. Segregates rejects …

Jet-Dyeing-Machine Tender Job

1. Tends machine that dyes cloth under pressure: Turns valves to admit water, steam, and chemicals into compartments to specified level. 2. Sews ends of cloth together to form endless rope of cloth, using portable sewing machine. 3. Presses button to activate suction device that draws cloth over machine reel …

Jewel Blocker And Sawyer Job

1. Cuts boules into small squares by successive blocking and sawing operations: Secures boule on block with melted sealing wax preparatory to sawing. 2. Cuts boules into half moons, using saw equipped with diamond-impregnated circular copper blade. 3. Turns indexing handle to move saw blade for successive cuts. 4. Blocks …

Jewel Gauger Job

1. Measures inside and outside diameters of watch jewels and segregates jewels according to size: Gauges inside diameter of jewel hole by slipping jewel on graduated, tapered needle. 2. Places jewel in precision jaw gauge and measures its outside diameter. 3. Segregates jewels according to size and rejects those jewels …

Jewel Grinder I Job

1. Tends centerless grinding machine that fashions round jewels from square blanks: Positions and aligns row of square jewels on edge in trough. 2. Brushes bead of honey on row of jewels, places row on rest of grinder, and secures row in place with spring device that applies pressure against …

Jet Handler Job

1. Cleans spinnerettes that extrude synthetic fibers: Disassembles packs containing spinnerettes. 2. Disassembles spinnerettes, washes them in acid bath, and dries them with compressed air. 3. Inspects holes in cleaned spinnerettes to detect damage or wear. 4. Disassembles, cleans, and reassembles outflow quench sticks. 5. May reassemble cleaned spinnerettes, using …

Jet Wiper Job

1. Wipes jets through which filaments of rayon are extruded and ties broken filaments together to facilitate uninterrupted production of acetate rayon: Observes cellulose solution emerging from spinnerettes to detect interruption or narrowing of stream, indicating blockage. 2. Wipes surface of spinnerette with thumb to remove clogged cellulose particles. 3. …

Jailer, Chief Job

1. Supervises and coordinates activities of jail staff: Establishes rules, regulations, and procedures to be executed by JAILERS. 2. Prepares work schedules and assigns duties. 3. Reviews commitment orders of new inmates to ensure that legal requirements are met. 4. Classifies and segregates inmates according to status, such as pretrial, …

Jammer Operator Job

1. Operates gasoline- or diesel-powered jammer to load logs on truck and to lift trailer from logging truck to ground.

Janitor Job

1. Keeps hotel, office building, apartment house, or similar building in clean and orderly condition and tends furnace, air-conditioner, and boiler to provide heat, cool air, and hot water for tenants, performing any combination of following duties: Sweeps, mops, scrubs, and vacuums hallways, stairs and office space. 2. Regulates flow …

Jacquard-Plate Maker Job

1. Covers designated perforations of metal pattern plates with metal pieces to control operation on needles in automatic knitting machines: Selects and links together specified number of pattern plates or cards to form continuous chain. 2. Arranges snappers over perforations designated by KNITTER MECHANIC. 3. Aids KNITTER MECHANIC to install …

Jailer Job

1. Guards prisoners in precinct station house or municipal jail, assuming responsibility for all needs of prisoners during detention: Locks prisoner in cell after searching for weapons, valuables, or drugs. 2. Serves meals to prisoner and provides or obtains medical aid if needed. 3. May prepare arrest records identifying prisoner …

Jacquard-Loom Weaver Job

1. Operates battery of Jacquard looms to weave multiple widths of intricately designed narrow fabrics, such as labels and ribbon: Observes weaving to detect exhausted filling packages and defects in cloth resulting from worn cards in pattern chain. 2. Replaces exhausted filling packages and notifies CARD CHANGER, JACQUARD LOOM of …

Jack Setter Job

1. Places hydraulic jacks, timbers, and posts in specified locations to form roof support system in underground mine: Examines hydraulic lines and tightens connections, using wrenches. 2. Helps place temporary posts or timbers under roof support beams when hydraulic jack failure occurs, or to supplement jacks in supporting roof. 3. …

Jacket Preparer Job

1. Prepares jacket for guide in revising customer’s printing job order: Compares new order with old one on file and records changes in format, such as size or color of sheet and content of material. 2. Rewrites order listing changes and routes order to production department.

Jackhammer Operator Job

1. Drills holes in ore or rock in mine or quarry to facilitate blasting and quarrying, using jackhammer: Connects steam or compressed-air and water lines to hammer. 2. Inserts drill in chuck, trips trigger to start hammer, and leans on hammer to force drill into solid mass. 3. Changes drill …

Irrigator, Gravity Flow Job

1. Irrigates field and row crops, using any of following gravity-flow methods: Lifts gate in side of flooded irrigation ditch, permitting water to flow into bordered section of field. 2. Shovels and packs dirt in low spots of embankment or cuts trenches in high areas to direct water flow. 3. …

Irrigator, Head Job

1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in irrigating crops: Inspects area irrigated to ensure adequate soaking and prevent waste of water. 2. Opens head gate to permit entry of water into main ditches or pipes. 3. Signals worker to start water flow. 4. Directs workers in cleaning and …

Irrigator, Sprinkling System Job

1. Tends sprinkler system that irrigates land: Lays out strings along designated pipeline settings in field. 2. Connects pipe, using snap lock or wrench to tighten collar clamp. 3. Attaches revolving sprinkler heads to vertical pipes at designated points along pipeline. 4. Starts gasoline engine and adjusts controls that move …

Irrigator, Valve Pipe Job

1. Floods or row-irrigates field sections, using portable pipe sections equipped with valves connected to underground waterline: Secures gate attachment to vertical pipe. 2. Connects length of valve pipe to gate and attaches additional pipe through field section or across ends of rows until area is spanned. 3. Starts motor …

Irradiated-Fuel Handler Job

1. Operates machines and equipment to package, store, and convey irradiated fuel elements in underwater storage basin of nuclear reactor plant: Operates crane to pull tram cars along underwater track and position cars under discharge outlets of nuclear reactor to be loaded with irradiated fuel elements. 2. Pulls loaded tram …

Irrigation Engineer Job

1. Plans, designs, and oversees construction of irrigation projects for transporting and distributing water to agricultural lands: Plans and designs irrigation fixtures and installation of fixtures to requirements and specifications. 2. Directs, through subordinate supervisors, construction of such irrigation systems as dams, canals, and ditches, according to type of soil, …