Job Descriptions

Blemish Remover Job

1. Removes color blemishes and fills in cracks or scratches on shoes: Applies prepared colors with cloth, hand spray, or crayon to obtain or restore specified color. 2. Applies prepared filler, using cloth or hand spray, to fill cracks and scratches. 3. May blend prepared pigments to match shoe color, …





Bleach-Range Operator Job

1. Tends feed-end of range that bleaches, washes, and dries greige cloth preparatory to printing, dyeing, or finishing: Pulls cloth from overhead carrier, positions truck of folded cloth at feed-end of machine, or mounts roll of cloth onto brackets at scray. 2. Sews cloth end to leader in range, using …

Bleach-Liquor Maker Job

1. Controls chemical reaction vats and mixing equipment to compound pulp bleaching solution, following specifications: Starts conveyor and opens valve to dump specified quantities of lime or sodium hydroxide and water into mixing tank to make lime slurry. 2. Starts pump and turns valve to start flow of chlorine and …

Bleacher, Pulp Job

1. Controls equipment to bleach pulp: Starts pumps and adjusts controls to regulate flow of pulp to chlorination towers, bleaching and soaking tanks, and pulp washers, according to specified bleaching sequence. 2. Opens valves to allow metered flow of such chemicals as liquid and gaseous chlorine, sulfur dioxide gas, caustic …

Bleacher, Lard Job

1. Tends equipment that bleaches and filters unrefined lard or edible oil: Starts pumps to draw unrefined material from storage tank into bleaching kettle. 2. Dumps prescribed amount of fuller’s earth into kettle to absorb impurities in material. 3. Starts agitators to mix materials. 4. Turns valves to allow steam …

Bleacher Operator Job

1. Tends tanks in which liquid and solid chemicals are bleached: Pumps specified amounts of liquid materials into tank. 2. Dumps or scoops preweighed solids into feed hopper and starts agitator to mix ingredients for prescribed time. 3. Observes temperature recorder and turns steam valves to maintain mixture at specified …

Bleach-Boiler Filler Job

1. Tends rotary bleach boiler that cleans and bleaches rags used in making paper: Charges boiler with rags, chemicals, and water. 2. Fastens boiler cover, starts rotary motor, and turns steam valves to clean and bleach rags in boiler for specified length of time. 3. Opens valves to reduce steam …

Blasting-Cap Assembler Job

1. Performs any combination of following duties to assemble blasting caps: Dips lengths of wire into insulating compound and wraps them with cloth tape. 2. Cuts wires in cutting machine. 3. Inserts wires, having short piece of platinum wire soldered to one end, into fiber plug. 4. Seals plug with …

Blankmaker Job

1. Operates glass lathe to form glass tubes into glass blanks used in fabrication of laser light conductors: Reads work orders and technical manuals to determine lathe setup procedures, and pushes buttons and turns knobs to adjust lathe gas-injection and temperature controls. 2. Locks glass tube into spindle chuck, using …

Blanket-Winder Operator Job

1. Sets up and operates machine to glue together continuous sheets of paper to form sheet of specified width: Positions feed guides, feed rollers, and glue pickup rollers on machine shafts according to job order and turns setscrews to secure guides and rollers in place, using handtools. 2. Slides rolls …

Blanket-Winder Helper Job

1. Assists BLANKET-WINDER OPERATOR to operate machine to glue together continuous sheets of paper to form sheet of specified width: Slides rolls of paper on unwind shaft and mounts shaft on feed end of machine, using hoist. 2. Slides empty core on rewind shaft and positions shaft on rewind roller, …

Blanket-Cutting-Machine Operator Job

1. Tends machine that spreads cloth and cuts it into blanket lengths, folds each piece, and stacks folded lengths onto handtruck: Pushes truck of cloth into feeding position and threads cloth through scray, under knife, and into cloth-spreading attachment. 2. Turns thumbscrew to adjust cloth-spreading attachment for specified blanket length. …

Blanket Washer Job

1. Cleans flannel blankets over which mixture of finely ground gold ore and cyanide solution from grinding mills is passed to collect free particles of gold not dissolved by cyanide: Collects blankets from frames at outflow point of mills. 2. Washes blankets in pans of weak cyanide solution to dislodge …

Blade Groover Job

1. Operates machine to grind decorative grooves in steel knife blades: Marks groove length of blade according to bench marks, using chalk. 2. Places tip of blade under rotating abrasive wheel and presses blade against wheel to grind groove in blade. 3. Examines groove in blade for conformance to specified …

Black-Mill Operator Job

1. Tends furnace and shaker screens to produce boneblack animal charcoal from ground bones: Turns dial on control panel to start feed of ground bones to furnace and turns handwheel to adjust oscillating speed of shaker screens to maintain uninterrupted production. 2. Observes recording thermometer to verify specified temperature in …

Black Oxide Coating Equipment Tender Job

1. Tends computerized equipment that applies black oxide coating to printed circuit board panels to prevent electrical contact between layers and to aid adhesion of layers of multilayer PCB’s: Loads PCB panels into racks and positions racks under equipment crane. 2. Pushes button to activate crane that automatically lifts racks …

Bit-Sharpener Operator Job

1. Tends bit-sharpening machine to shape and sharpen detachable bits of mining equipment: Inserts bits into clamps of power-driven revolving drum and fastens them in place, using wrench. 2. Turns handwheel to move bit against grinding wheels and to turn bit to sharpen cutting and reduce it to gauge size. …

Bit Shaver Job

1. Shaves and smooths mouthpieces of smoking pipe bits: Pushes bit against sander to smooth rubber bits, and against revolving blade to shave excess material from plastic bits. 2. May use holding device to hold bit during smoothing or shaving process.

Bit Sharpener Job

1. Sharpens boring tools, such as bits and router cutters, using oilstone, and bench grinder with tool-holding adapters: Inserts bit into collet of tool adapter, and turns handwheels to adjust relative angle of bit axis and grinding wheel surface, according to specifications. 2. Starts bench grinder, and turns handwheels to …

Bit Bender Job

1. Softens and bends rubber or plastic smoking pipe bits, using either of following methods: Places bits into machine drums that distribute bits onto conveyor that moves under ultraviolet lamps to soften bits. 2. Bends softened bit, according to pipe style, using pliers. 3. Places bit in tube of hot …

Bisque Grader Job

1. Sorts, selects, inspects, and stamps bisque ware; and fills orders: Sorts ware according to size. 2. Taps pieces with trimming iron to detect cracks and selects sound pieces for underglaze decoration. 3. Rejects cracked and malformed pieces. 4. May sort ware into first and second grades. 5. Stamps trademark …

Bisque Cleaner Job

1. Cleans and finishes bisque ware by hand preparatory to glazing: Examines ware for visible defects. 2. Fills cracks, pinholes, and scratches with liquid clay, using brush. 3. Grinds down rough spots with abrasive stones, smooths ware surfaces with sandpaper, and cleans ware with airhose. 4. Holds surface of earthenware …

Biophysicist Job

1. Studies physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena: Conducts research to investigate dynamics in such areas as seeing and hearing; the transmission of electrical impulses along nerves and muscles, and damage to cells and tissues caused by x rays and nuclear …

Biological Photographer Job

1. Photographs medical, biological, and allied phenomena to provide illustrations for scientific publications, records, and research and teaching activities: Makes still and motion picture reproductions of patients, anatomical structures, gross and microscopic specimens, plant and animal tissues, and physiological and pathological processes. 2. Makes copies of x rays and similar …

Biographer Job

1. Specializes in reconstruction in narrative form of career or phase in life of individual: Assembles biographical material from sources, such as news accounts, diaries, personal papers and correspondence, written accounts of events in which subject participated, and consultation with associates and relatives of subject. 2. Portrays character and behavior …