Job Descriptions

Bobbin Sorter Job

1. Sorts bobbins or spools according to type or number and places bobbins in specified bin or box. 2. Inspects bobbins or spools for defects. 3. Removes waste yarn from bobbins or spools. 4. May remove identification stickers or disks from cleaned bobbins or spools. 5. May convey sorted bobbins …





Bobbin Inspector Job

1. Examines and rejects finished wooden bobbins with imperfections, such as splinters, cracks, rough finish, and defective spindle holes.

Bobbin Disker Job

1. Inserts specified disk into recess at head of bobbin, using fingers, or positions disk on top of stationary metal rod and slides bobbin over rod and disk to identify type or size of fiberglass yarn to be wound on bobbin.

Boat-Oar Maker Job

1. Performs carpentry necessary to cut and shape oars, using special planes, drawknives, and other handtools: Clamps oar in vise. 2. Shapes blade, loom, and handle, trimming edges and rounding corners according to specified dimensions. 3. Smooths and sands surface preparatory to varnishing or painting. 4. Usually identifies work with …

Boat-Hoist Operator Job

1. Operates mobile boat hoist to lift and lower yachts and cruisers in and out of water, and to move boats to designated work or storage areas: Starts hoist engine and pushes and pulls levers to move and maneuver four-wheeled boat hoist to straddle boats for moving. 2. Passes sling …

Boat Rigger Job

1. Installs accessories in outboard or inboard motorboats: Drills holes, attaches brackets, and installs accessories, such as lights, batteries, ignition switches, fuel tanks, and guide pulleys, using handtools and power tools. 2. May change propellors and adjust motors to obtain maximum performance. 3. May install outboard and inboard motors and …

Boat Loader Ii Job

1. Tends winch and loading chute to load boats and barges with iron ore at dock: Selects pocket of ore from list submitted by dock supervisor. 2. Starts power winch that moves boat, by means of cables looped over dock pilings at bow, along rail and stern of boat until …

Boat Loader I Job

1. Connects hose couplings to enable liquid cargo, such as petroleum, gasoline, heating oil, sulfuric acid, and alum liquor, to be pumped from and into barges and tankers: Reads timetable to determine name of ship, location of pier, and number and types of hoses to be connected. 2. Climbs aboard …

Board-Machine Set-Up Operator Job

1. Sets up and adjusts mixers, feeders, rollers, cutters, and other equipment to fabricate wallboard and lath: Sets edging bars, rollers, and scoring cutters to ensure that wallboard produced attains specified width and thickness, using rules, gauges, and handtools. 2. Adjusts paper guides, glue feeders, chamfering wheels, and stenciling machine …

Board-Liner Operator Job

1. Tends machine that glues paper lining onto wooden boards for use in manufacture of lined boxes, such as certain types of cigar boxes: Clamps roll of paper on reel of lining machine and threads paper through guide rollers and glue applicator. 2. Adjusts pressure rollers to accommodate thickness of …

Boarding-Machine Operator Job

1. Tends machine that shapes and dries hose before or after dyeing process, using either of following methods: Pulls hose over leg-shaped forms of machine, aligns toe and heel with form, and pulls welt down to specified point on forms. 2. Presses button or depresses pedal to start conveyor that …

Board Attendant Job

1. Writes racing information, such as betting odds, entries, and winning time, on paper sheets affixed to walls or on blackboards of bookmaking establishment. 2. Works from stepladder.

Blueprint Trimmer Job

1. Cuts blueprints, measures print margins, punches holes in prints, and folds, staples, and labels blueprints for shipment: Cuts individual print from continuous strip of processed prints, using shears. 2. Verifies dimensions of blueprint margins, using ruler, and cuts off excess, using shears. 3. Punches holes in blueprint, using paper …

Blow-Up Operator Job

1. Tends equipment that mixes diatomaceous earth, milk of lime, and acid with liquors and syrups to form slurry for filtration process: Turns valves to regulate flow of slurries through series of blow-up tanks, and to maintain temperature, content level, and air agitation in tanks. 2. Adds milk of lime …

Blow-Pit Operator Job

1. Tends blow pits that wash pulp to remove cooking acid: Covers blow pit floor with specified amount of water, using hose, and clamps shut doors and hatches to prepare blow pit for receiving cooked pulp. 2. Turns wheel, as signaled by DIGESTER OPERATOR, to open digester outlet valve and …

Blow-Pit Helper Job

1. Assists BLOW-PIT OPERATOR in washing pulp to remove cooking acid: Pulls lever to close blow pit drain covers. 2. Dumps pulp from digester into blow pit. 3. Turns handwheel to open drain valves that permit gravity drainage of cooking liquor into recovery vat or sewers. 4. Flushes residual pulp …

Blow-Off Worker Job

1. Cleans outside surfaces and inside drawers of furniture, using airhose and cloth, to remove dust, dirt, and chips preparatory to spray finishing.

Blow-Molding-Machine Tender Job

1. Tends blow molding machine that automatically forms plastic toy parts: Observes continuous operation of automatic molding machine, adjusts plastic flow, and notifies supervisor of machine malfunctions. 2. Removes molded part from conveyor or mold and trims flash from part, using knife, hammer, and file. 3. Examines part for defects, …

Blower Insulator Job

1. Blows insulating material into spaces within walls, floors, and ceilings, using hose attached to blower, to insulate buildings or railway cars: Inserts nozzle of hose through opening into spaces to be filled. 2. Signals INSULATION-POWER-UNIT TENDER to start blower. 3. Turns valve to regulate insulation flow from hose nozzle, …

Blower And Compressor Assembler Job

1. Fits and aligns machined parts, such as bearings, diaphragms, impeller wheels, blower casings, shafts, and gear cages to assemble compressors, blowers, and vacuum pumps, according to drawings and specifications, using handtools, power drills, and portable gas heating equipment: Scrapes bearings to fit shafts, using hand scraper, blue chalk, and …

Blood-Donor-Unit Assistant Job

1. Performs any combination of following supportive duties at blood-collection unit of blood bank: Schedules appointments over telephone for blood donors. 2. Interviews blood donors and records identifying and blood-credit information on registration form. 3. Notifies nurse if donor appears to be underweight or too old to give blood. 4. …

Blood-Donor Recruiter Job

1. Contacts fraternal, business, and labor organizations by telephone, in person, or by mail to solicit blood donations from employees or members for nonprofit blood bank: Develops list of prospective donor groups by using organizational, professional, and industrial listings and directories. 2. Contacts prospective donor groups to explain requirements and …

Blood Tester, Fowl Job

1. Tests blood of poultry to ascertain presence of pullorum disease: Pricks vein in bird’s wing, using needle. 2. Collects blood on wire loop and drops blood into pullorum reactor. 3. Examines blood for specks that indicate presence of pullorum disease. 4. Removes diseased birds from flock.