Job Descriptions

Heel Scorer Job

1. Tends machine that scores insole of shoe to provide guideline for installation of heel and indicate where channel of insole begins: Turns setscrews and moves guides on machine to hold specified insoles. 2. Positions insole against guides and presses switch to start machine that cuts score across heel seat …





Heel Sorter Job

1. Sorts and grades leather heels: Sorts right and left heels into groups. 2. Examines groups for defects, such as nicks, scars, brittleness, and texture, to grade heels. 3. Records information on grading sheet. 4. Places heels in containers for discard, reprocessing, shipment, or storage.

Heel Breaster, Leather Job

1. Sets up and operates machine to trim and shape breast of leather heels according to specifications: Sharpens cutting blade on grinding wheel and locks blade to ram of machine with wrench. 2. Turns wheel to adjust cutting stroke of machine to height of heel. 3. Sets lasted shoe on …

Heel Builder, Machine Job

1. Tends machine that cements, nails, and holds lifts to form heel or heel bases: Inserts and pulls leather or fiberboard lifts through cement-covered rollers of machine according to material, size, and style of heel specified on work ticket. 2. Stacks cement-covered lifts against faceplate of machine. 3. Places nail …

Heel Compressor Job

1. Tends machine that compresses heels to give them better wearing quality: Feeds precut heels of leather or composition material into machine and observes operation. 2. May change dies and adjust stroke of ram. 3. May tend machine equipped with blades that trim and shape breast of heel during operation. …

Heel Dipper Job

1. Dips heels in cement prior to heel covering operation: Places heels in wire basket. 2. Immerses basket in cement solution to coat heels. 3. Raises basket, allowing excess cement to drain. 4. Places heels on drying rack. 5. May attach heels to bar used to hold heels for dipping …

Heddle Cleaner, Machine Job

1. Tends machine that brushes lint from heddles in harness frames: Positions frame on feeding mechanism and starts machine that draws frame under brushes. 2. Reverses position of frame on mechanism to complete cleaning cycle. 3. Cleans machine and work area, using rags, broom, and airhose.

Heddle-Machine Operator Job

1. Tends machine that cuts and shapes wire to form metal heddles for textile machinery: Mounts roll of wire on feeder mechanism and threads wire end through guides into machine. 2. Starts machine and observes feed of wire into machine where wire is cut, swaged, and polished. 3. Inspects finished …

Heddles Tier, Jacquard Loom Job

1. Attaches harness parts to head of Jacquard loom to prepare pattern control mechanism for weaving process: Ties neck cords to hooks in head of loom or connects cords with wire link. 2. Draws neck cords through bottom board to prevent tangling, and ties neck cords to harness cords which …

Heel Attacher, Wood Job

1. Glues wood heels to lasted shoes: Brushes liquid cement on heel seat. 2. Positions heel on heel seat of shoe and pushes pedal to lock shoe in holding fixture. 3. Inserts drill bit through guide hole in last and drills hole in top of heel for temporary holding screw, …

Heavy-Media Operator Job

1. Tends gravity device that separates coal from refuse: Tests solution in tank for specific gravity, adds pulverized magnetite, and starts oscillating rake to maintain constant density. 2. Opens chute gate to admit coal mixture to tank. 3. Observes coal as it floats over weir onto conveyor. 4. Opens gate …

Heat-Treating Bluer Job

1. Operates gas furnace that heats metal gun parts to rustproof and impart decorative nonreflecting blue finish: Sprays parts with steam to remove grease, grit, and dirt. 2. Places parts in barrel of gas furnace and covers parts with mixture of bone chips and whale or pine tar oil. 3. …

Heavy Forger Job

1. Shapes heated metal stock into forgings on power hammer or press equipped with open dies, applying knowledge of forging techniques and physical properties of metal, following work order, diagrams, or specifications, and using measuring instruments and handtools: Aligns and bolts dies into ram and anvil of machine, using rule, …

Heavy-Forger Helper Job

1. Assists HEAVY FORGER in shaping hot metal on power hammer or press equipped with open dies, working as member of crew: Pulls workpiece from furnace with tongs and positions and turns it on hammer anvil. 2. Removes scale from metal and anvil during forging, using compressed air or broom. …

Heat-Treat Inspector Job

1. Inspects parts and assemblies before and after heat treating for conformance to specifications: Examines parts for cleanliness and previous inspection clearances. 2. Reads control dials, such as pyrometer, at periodic intervals to ensure specified temperatures and soaking and cooling times are maintained. 3. Examines processed parts for conformance to …

Heat-Treat Supervisor Job

1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in hardening, tempering, annealing, and other heat-treating processes to condition metal workpieces and products, applying knowledge of heat-treating processes and properties and structure of metals. 2. Conducts metallurgical analyses on metal samples and machine tools. 3. Estimates, requisitions, and inspects materials. 4. …

Heat-Treater Helper Job

1. Assists HEAT TREATER I or HEAT TREATER II in annealing, hardening, or tempering metal objects by performing any combination of the following duties: Cleans foreign matter, such as scale, rust, or grease, from metal objects, using solvents, wire brushes, scrapers, or hammer and chisel. 2. Hangs parts on racks, …

Heating-And-Blending Supervisor Job

1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in heating and mixing chemical ingredients to make cleaning and polishing compounds: Schedules utilization of equipment, such as agitation, blending, and heating kettles and storage tanks, to meet production schedules. 2. Trains workers in operation of equipment. 3. Observes appearance and reaction …

Heating-Plant Superintendent Job

1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in producing and distributing steam heat and hot water in commercial or industrial establishments, and in maintaining mechanical equipment, such as boilers, pipe systems, pump, hot water generators, hot air furnaces, and air-cooling units. 2. Performs duties as described under SUPERVISOR Master …

Heat-Transfer Technician Job

1. Plans requirements for fabricating, installing, testing, and servicing climate control and heat transfer assemblies and systems to assist engineering personnel, utilizing knowledge of heat transfer technology and engineering methods: Calculates required capacities for equipment units of proposed system to obtain specified performance and submits data to engineering personnel for …

Heater Tender Job

1. Tends equipment, such as cylindrical ovens, horizontal pot heaters, tunnel driers, or atmospheric heaters that shrink, cure, or remove moisture from natural or synthetic rubber materials or products: Loads or feeds rubber materials or products, such as sheets of raw rubber, devulcanized scrap rubber, rubber coated fabric, or rubber …

Heater-Planer Operator Job

1. Drives and controls machine that heats and scrapes road surface to smooth surface: Starts burner of machine. 2. Presses lever to lower heating unit over pavement to soften pavement. 3. Turns handwheels to lower and position scraper blade. 4. Drives machine over road to smooth surface.

Heating-And-Air-Conditioning Installer-Servicer Job

1. Installs, services, and repairs environmental control systems in residences, department stores, office buildings, and commercial establishments, utilizing knowledge of refrigeration theory, pipefitting, and structural layout: Mounts compressor and condenser units on platform or floor, using handtools, following blueprints or engineering specifications. 2. Fabricates, assembles, and installs ductwork and chassis …

Heating-And-Air-Conditioning Installer-Servicer Helper Job

1. Assists workers engaged in installing, repairing, and servicing industrial, commercial, and residential environmental-control systems, performing any combination of following duties: Cuts, punches, flanges, shears, and solders sheet metal ducts and parts, using handtools and portable power tools. 2. Cuts threads and packs pipes. 3. Cements insulation in place over …