Job Descriptions

Flight-Crew-Time Clerk Job

1. Compiles flight time record of flight officers for payroll and crew-scheduling departments to ensure accuracy of payroll and legality of flights: Posts data, such as time in flight, type of aircraft, mileage flown, and weight of aircraft, onto flight time records, using posting machine. 2. Reviews union agreements to …





Flight-Information Expediter Job

1. Determines flight times of airplanes and transmits information to flight operations and Air Traffic Command centers: Evaluates data, such as weather conditions, flight plans, ramp delays, and enroute stopovers, to determine arrival and departure times for each flight, using aids, such as weather charts, slide rule, and computer. 2. …

Flight-Test Data Acquisition Technician Job

1. Sets up, operates, monitors, modifies, calibrates, and maintains computer systems and devices for acquisition and analysis of flight test data, utilizing knowledge of electronic theory and operation of computer systems: Reviews engineering notification of flight test to determine data required for post-flight analysis. 2. Plans method and sequence of …

Flocker Job

1. Cements flock onto fabric articles, such as banners and flags to give them velvety or woolly appearance: Brushes sizing onto article to stiffen article and to hold flock. 2. Spreads flock over sized material and places article on tray. 3. Presses button to start vibrating rollers on machine. 4. …

Floor And Wall Applier, Liquid Job

1. Applies liquid glaze and colored chips to floors and walls to form seamless covering: Applies primer coat of liquid vinyl to floor with squeegee and allows surface to dry. 2. Mixes specified amounts of liquid glaze and catalyst, which hardens glaze, and spreads glaze to floor with notched steel …

Floor Attendant Job

1. Performs any combination of following tasks in forming department to facilitate manufacturing of glass products, such as bottles, containers, and other glassware: Hauls molds, mold components, and machine parts to and from forming department for job changes, and transports cullet from department to storage area, using forklift or handtruck. …

Fleece Tier Job

1. Folds and ties wool fleece into bundle for sacking or grading: Removes heavy tags, dung locks, and badly stained wool from fleece. 2. Spreads fleece on floor with hide side up. 3. Folds loose ends inside and rolls fleece into compact bundle, tying bundle with twisted wool or paper …

Flesher Job

1. Scrapes particles of flesh, fat, or protective tissue from skins or pelts to clean and soften them: Scrapes particles off with knife or straddles bench that has vertical knife attached and pulls skin over angled knife to remove excess or precise amount of particles, taking care not to cut …

Flexographic-Press Operator Job

1. Sets up and operates flexographic printing press to print designs or lettering on rolls of flexible plastic film, paper, and nonabsorbent stock for use in making products, such as plastic, paper, or waxed paper bags, and paper drinking cups: Reads job order and mounts specified rubber plate and printing …

Flight Attendant, Ramp Job

1. Checks AIRPLANE-FLIGHT ATTENDANT’S conformance to personal appearance standard and performance of preflight duties during boarding stage of scheduled airline flights, and compiles report of findings. 2. Inspects appearance and grooming of personnel for conformance to company standards. 3. Observes performance of on-board airplane preflight duties and inspections by personnel …

Flight Engineer Job

1. Makes preflight, inflight, and postflight inspections, adjustments, and minor repairs to ensure safe and efficient operation of aircraft: Inspects aircraft prior to takeoff for defects, such as fuel or oil leaks and malfunctions in electrical, hydraulic, or pressurization systems, according to preflight checklist. 2. Verifies passenger and cargo distribution …

Flight Operations Specialist Job

1. Maintains aviation operations files and records, and prepares and types reports, orders, and schedules pertaining to aviation operations and aviation safety: Displays flight planning information to include airfield diagram, status of navigational aids, map of local flying area, special use airspace, and crash grid chart. 2. Maintains and issues …

Flatware Maker Job

1. Operates power press and other machines to stamp out spoons and forks from sterling silver blanks: Positions and secures specified cutting dies in holders of power press, using wrench. 2. Starts press, positions blank, and depresses pedal to cut blank to size. 3. Places cut blank in die holder …

Flatwork Finisher Job

1. Feeds laundered flatwork articles, such as sheets, pillowcases, tablecloths, and napkins into machine that automatically spreads and presses finished articles: Shakes wrinkles and folds from semidry flatwork. 2. Lays edge of flatwork articles on feeder roller that conveys articles into machine, shaking, smoothing, and guiding by hand during ironing …

Flatwork Tier Job

1. Folds, stacks, counts, and wraps ironed flatwork: Verifies customer’s identification accompanying each group of flatwork. 2. Records customer’s name on company invoice. 3. Completes folding of flatwork, such as sheets, pillowcases, and towels. 4. Counts flatwork for each customer and records amount on production record and invoice. 5. Verifies …

Flavor Extractor Job

1. Tends equipment that extracts cereal flavoring from mixture of malt, sugar, salt, water, and other ingredients: Opens valve to fill mixing tank with water. 2. Dumps specified amount of malt into hopper, from which it is fed through crimping rolls and into mixing tank. 3. Starts agitator revolving in …

Flavor Room Worker Job

1. Tends equipment, such as blenders, roasters and grinders, and performs any combination of following tasks to prepare ice cream flavoring, coloring, and nut and fruit mixtures: Weighs or measures specified quantities of ingredients, such as syrup, sugar, water, butter, fruit pulp, fruit juice, salt, dye, and gelatin, using graduate. …

Flavoring Oil Filterer Job

1. Tends filtering equipment that removes wax from citrus oil used to make flavoring: Selects formula card according to work order specifications and pours oil and other ingredients into mixing tank. 2. Inserts clean filter pad into filter pump and attaches hoses from mixing tank to filter in prescribed order. …

Flat Drier Job

1. Tends equipment that dries felt strips, assisted by another worker: Removes work ticket from rolls of felt and records on ticket drying time and temperature required to dry felt. 2. Places felt rolls on holding fixture of drying chamber, and turns handcrank to adjust carrier rack of chamber to …

Flat Polisher Job

1. Tends machine that rough and finish polishes flat watch parts in successive operations: Applies polishing agent to lap I surface. 2. Positions blocked parts face down on lap under tripod holder, turns on air pressure which forces tripod against blocks, and adjusts machine to polish specified time. 3. When …

Flat Surfacer, Jewel Job

1. Tends lapping machine that polishes flat surfaces of round jewel bearings: Blocks in molten shellac in circular row near outside edge of flat, circular steel block. 2. Sets blocks, usually four or five at once, in holding chuck and turns screw press to force blocked jewels against diamond dusted …

Flatcar Whacker Job

1. Inspects and repairs rail-type logging equipment: Examines rail flatcar attachments, such as stakes, cables, straps, and cross timbers to detect defects. 2. Repairs or replaces attachments, using handtools, such as wrenches, pry bars, and hammers. 3. Inspects frame and wheel assembly of flatcar and notifies maintenance personnel when repairs …

Flatlock-Sewing-Machine Operator Job

1. Operates flatlock sewing machine equipped with cutting attachment to join parts of knitwear with flat, nonraveling seams. 2. Places garment part around arm of machine with fabric edges together and operates machine to seam parts and cut excess fabric from seam. 3. Performs duties as described under SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, …

Flanging-Roll Operator Job

1. Operates machine to roll specified flanges on metal disks and dished heads: Selects and bolts fixture onto free moving ram and powered turntable. 2. Lifts and centers workpiece onto block or fixture on turntable, using hoist, sledge, rule, and tape. 3. Pulls lever to lower ram onto workpiece, clamping …

Flare Breaker Job

1. Tends machine that bends flare to conform to shape of arch: Wets flare to make it pliable. 2. Holds lasted insole against hexagon-shaped roller that beats flare against arch contour of last.