1. Cuts wicks, using scissors and knife, to separate candles after wax-dipping process: Places candles, assembled on metal frame, on revolving stand. 2. Rotates stand by hand and cuts wicks at butt end. 3. Removes candles from frame and examines for defects in shape and finish. 4. May grade candles …
1. Cancels insurance policies as requested by agents: Receives computer printout of cancellation data or retrieves expiration card from file. 2. Checks number on card with number of policy. 3. Computes refunds, using calculator, adding machine, and rate tables. 4. Types cancellation correspondence and mails with canceled policy to policyholder. …
1. Verifies amount and denominations of worn or mutilated currency for canceling and cutting in unit of Federal Reserve Bank: Counts amounts and denominations of worn or mutilated currency, using automatic counting machine. 2. Verifies entries on delivery and debit tickets. 3. Records amounts, denominations, and types of currency processed …
1. Repairs and maintains gates and other structures of irrigation canals, using handtools, power tools, and welding equipment: Disassembles gate-moving gear at dam sites to remove worn or damaged gate cable, using mechanics’ handtools. 2. Slides fitting over new cable and pours molten zinc over fitting to secure fitting to …
1. Examines and reconditions rusted and soiled cans containing food: Taps cans with mallet to determine if cans meet vacuum specification and sets rejects aside. 2. Removes rust from cans, using revolving wire brush and buffer. 3. Immerses cans in washing solution to remove dirt. 4. Stacks or packs reconditioned …
1. Places rejected can on scale to ascertain amount of off-weight, and adjusts contents to bring weight to standard. 2. Places repacked cans on lidding machine conveyor. 3. May repack contents of cans improperly packed by machine.
1. Inspects lid seams of closed food or beverage cans to ascertain if lids conform to sealing specifications: Collects random samples of filled cans discharged by closing machine. 2. Cuts out center of lid, using can opener, and empties contents. 3. Measures thickness of lid seam, using micrometer. 4. Removes …
1. Fills carrying cans with tobacco leaves from storage bins: Removes tobacco leaves from storage bins and spreads tobacco on table to separate leaves stuck together. 2. Places tobacco in can in manner that prevents leaves from being compressed. 3. Places cover on can and carries can to scales to …
1. Doffs and transfers sliver cans among carding, drawing, and slubbing machines: Pushes or drags full sliver cans from carding to drawing, and from drawing to slubbing machines to maintain workflow. 2. Removes empty cans from drawing and slubbing machines and places them in position for reuse at carding machines. …
1. Repairs and adjusts cameras, using specialized tools and test devices: Disassembles camera, using handtools. 2. Tests and aligns diaphragm, lens mounts, and film transport to minimize optical distortion, using precision gauges. 3. Adjusts range and view finders, using fixed focusing target. 4. Calibrates operation of shutter, diaphragm, and lens …
1. Photographs title cards bearing foreign-language titles and dialogue on standard motion picture film for use with films for export: Sets title card on photographing rack. 2. Switches on mercury light. 3. Mounts rolls of film in camera and adjusts and focuses lens. 4. Photographs title cards, removes film from …
1. Notifies members of train, engine, or yard crews to report for duty or meetings: Obtains addresses and telephone numbers from personnel records. 2. Talks to workers by telephone to inform them of time to report. 3. Positions worker’s name tag on assignment board. 4. Records reason given by worker …
1. Tests, calibrates, and adjusts aneroid barometers to obtain specified performance, using handtools and test equipment: Places barometer in vacuum chamber and connects barometer to master barometer. 2. Starts vacuum pump to decrease atmospheric pressure in vacuum chamber, and records variances of readings between aneroid and master barometer at different …
1. Tests and calibrates controlling, indicating, and measuring instruments and devices, such as monochromators, pressure regulators, tachometers, temperature controls, and thermometers, to ensure specified operating performance, using handtools, testing and calibrating instruments and equipment, and precision measuring instruments: Reads quality control manual and testing specifications to obtain data to test …
1. Tends windup rack on four-roll calender that winds calendered fabric onto liner rolls: Starts festoons that accumulate fabric during roll change, and stops windup rack. 2. Cuts fabric with scissors between machine and full roll and guides fabric into roll on auxiliary rack with aid of CALENDER-WIND-UP HELPER. 3. …
1. Positions liner rolls on windup rack and lowers full calender rolls to floor, using hoist. 2. Cuts roll and starts fabric into liner rolls. 3. Trims ragged fabric edges, using scissors. 4. Examines fabric for wrinkles or other defects and tags finished rolls to show weight, yardage, and stock …
1. Operates hydraulic press to build calender rolls used to make paper and textile imprinting and embossing machinery: Fits flange over end of shaft. 2. Hoists shaft into vertical position on hydraulic press, using crane. 3. Places rings composed of paper, cotton, wool, and corn husks over shaft until shaft …
1. Performs any of following duties at calendering machine to facilitate coating, imprinting, or forming rubber sheeting or rubberized fabric: Changes fabric rolls and roll shells, using overhead hoist, on letoff racks and windup racks. 2. Threads material through machine. 3. Observes operation to detect faulty calendering. 4. Sets yardage …
1. Operates letoff, dipping, and drying units of four-roll calender to bond rubber to fabric: Positions fabric roll in letoff rack, using hoist, and starts festoon. 2. Splices undipped roll to end of roll in process by inserting gum strip between ends and aligning splice in vulcanizer to cure splice. …
1. Positions fabric rolls and string spools on letoff rack and removes empty roll shells from calender machine. 2. Inserts ends of fabric into hot press to splice them. 3. Conveys fabric rolls to and from storage, calender, and production areas, using electric crane hoist or forklift. 4. Cleans dip …
1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in mixing and blending plastics materials according to formulas, screening plastics dough to remove lumps and foreign objects, rolling dough into sheets of specified width and thickness, and inspecting product for conformance to specifications: Trains new employees. 2. Observes meters, gauges, and …
1. Operates machines in tandem to press rough insulation board into specified caliper, calender it into smooth finish, and paint and dry it: Pumps paint from portable tank into machine well. 2. Turns handwheel to space paint rolls and control specified paint spread on board. 3. Starts machines and turns …
1. Operates four-roll calender to coat fabric with rubber or produce plastic sheeting and roll sheets to specified thickness: Adjusts automatic control and observes temperature dial to heat calender rolls to specified temperature. 2. Starts machine and adjusts conveyor speed to regulate feeding of stock. 3. Turns adjustment wheels of …
1. Tends calender machine that compresses cloth and coated cloth sheeting to produce artificial leather fabric: Changes cloth rolls on letoff rack and windup racks, and threads sheeting through calender rollers with assistance of LABORER, GENERAL. 2. Scrapes surfaces of fiber rollers to remove foreign material. 3. Sews ends of …
