1. Fastens precut lengths of wire around hogshead to secure staves: Places wooden board in open end of hogshead to brace staves at opening. 2. Encircles hogshead with wire lengths and inserts wire ends into wire tightener or wire twister. 3. Pumps lever of tightener or turns twister to tighten …
1. Examines hogsheads and bales of tobacco after ordering process to determine whether temperature and quality of tobacco conform to standards: Places thermometer in tobacco and records temperature of each lot. 2. Inspects tobacco for damage. 3. Removes damaged tobacco, weighs, and records amount damaged. 4. Notifies supervisor when temperature …
1. Assembles precut staves, cleats, and metal bands to form hogshead mats: Places cleats in jig on worktable and spaces staves on cleats, using metal disks as spacing guides. 2. Positions metal band across staves and inserts pins in preriveted hinges on ends of band to secure band to jig. …
1. Tends hog mill that grinds scrap wood into chips for use as fuel: Pulls lever to start hog mill and presses button to start conveyors that convey scrap wood to hog mill. 2. Spreads scrap wood evenly across trough of conveyor, using hands, rake, or picaroon to regulate flow …
1. Breeds and raises swine in confinement buildings for purpose of selling pork to meatpacking establishments: Selects and breeds swine according to knowledge of animals, genealogy, characteristics, and offspring desired. 2. Regulates breeding of sow herd to produce maximum number of litters. 3. Attends sows during farrowing and helps baby …
1. Repairs collapsible mats for reuse as tobacco containers: Examines hogshead mat to determine extent of damage. 2. Removes damaged or broken staves, hinges, wire hoops, or metal bands from hogshead mat, using hammer, crowbar, pliers, or portable circular saw. 3. Positions and nails precut staves or stave patches into …
1. Assembles patented hogsheads from prefabricated mats, hoops, and headings, performing any combination of following duties: Stands mat on ends to form cylinder or positions mat around circular form. 2. Inserts tie wire between loops of mats and twists tie wire to fasten ends together, using wire twisters; or fastens …
1. Manages operation of historic structure or site: Discusses house or site operation with governing body representatives to form or change policies. 2. Oversees activities of building and grounds maintenance staff and other employees. 3. Maintains roster of volunteer guides, and contacts volunteers to conduct tours of premises according to …
1. Copies information such as name and address of customer, meter size and type, servicing and inspection dates, and results of installation or disconnection to maintain records of electric, gas, or steam meters. 2. Supplies meter repair and maintenance workers with information from files as requested. 3. May record date …
1. Operates hydraulic press that forces hard steel hob into soft steel block to form molding die: Receives premarked soft steel block and specified hob from set-up worker. 2. Places block in retainer ring of press and positions hob on block. 3. Places plug block over hob to hold hob …
1. Maintains highways, municipal and rural roads, and rights-of-way in safe condition, performing combination of following duties: Erects and repairs guardrails, highway markers, and snow fences, using handtools and nails, and power tools. 2. Dumps, spreads, and tamps asphalt, using pneumatic tamper to patch broken or eroded pavement. 3. Drives …
1. Studies human or animal tissue to provide data to delineate cause and progress of disease that impairs body function: Trains and oversees laboratory personnel in preparing tissue sections or prepares tissue sections from surgical and diagnostic cases and autopsies. 2. Examines tissue under microscope to detect characteristics of cell …
1. Prepares in narrative, brief, or outline form chronological account or record of past or current events dealing with some phase of human activity, either in terms of individuals, or social, ethnic, political, or geographic groupings: Assembles historical data by consulting sources of information, such as historical indexes and catalogs, …
1. Conducts research to authenticate details, such as customs, costumes, manners of speech, architectural styles, modes of transportation, and other items peculiar to given historical period or specific locality, to avoid anachronisms and inaccuracies in presentation of stage or radio dramas or motion pictures. 2. Reads written historical texts and …
1. Sets up and operates trimming and coating machines to cut, bevel, and paint sheets of insulation board emerging from forming press: Adjusts position and angle of saws to cut and bevel stock according to plant specifications for each type of board, using wrenches. 2. Cleans and adjusts clearance of …
1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in maintaining highways, municipal and rural roads, and rights-of-way in safe condition: Routinely inspects all primary and secondary roads in maintenance district. 2. Plans and coordinates all maintenance to roads. 3. Performs other duties as described under SUPERVISOR Master Title.
1. Sets up machine to split hides into layers: Turns setscrews on machine table to adjust rollers according to specified thickness of hide, using wrench. 2. Verifies thickness of layers split from hides, using micrometer. 3. Realigns or replaces parts, such as machine belt, knife, and rollers. 4. Reads counter …
1. Smooths, stretches, and dries cowhides, using slicker and steam-heated tables, to extend and thin hides for further processing: Carries wet hide from rack to steam-heated table and manually extends and smooths hide on table. 2. Rubs hide with slicker to stretch and smooth hide and to remove excess water. …
1. Trims and cleans animal hides, using knife: Places hide on table and cuts off superfluous fat, flesh, ragged edges, and parts, such as ears, snout, skin, and tail. 2. Spreads hide on floor, skin side up, to prepare them for inspection. 3. May separate hides according to size, weight, …
1. Fumigates, presses, and mounts plant specimens, and maintains collection records of herbarium maintained by botanical garden, museum, or other institution: Records identification information concerning incoming plants. 2. Places specimens in fumigation cabinet and turns valves to release toxic fumes that destroy insects, fungus, or parasites adhering to specimens. 3. …
1. Salts and trims hides to prepare hides for storage or shipment, performing any combination of following tasks: Spreads hides, flesh side up, in layers on pile. 2. Shovels and spreads salt over each layer of hides to preserve hides. 3. Drags cured hides from pile and strikes hide against …
1. Examines shipments of hides or skins for compliance with specifications, such as grade, type, and weight, and for defects, such as cuts or scars. 2. Records data on work ticket.
1. Tends machine that pulls hides from carcass: Pulls lever to position clamps on each side of carcass. 2. Places ends of hide previously separated from carcass into clamps and pulls lever to lock hide in place. 3. Starts machine that forces carcass forward, tearing off hide. 4. Rips brisket …
1. Tends automatic sewing machine that tacks padding to prequilted fabric and hems fabric to form quilted border panels for mattresses and box springs: Inserts rolls of fabric and padding into machine brackets and threads them through guides. 2. May tend automatic machine that only sews hem on fabric to …
1. Operates sewing machine equipped with folding attachment to hem articles, such as curtains and draperies, gloves and mittens, sheets, towels, and pillowcases: Guides edge of material through folding attachment and under machine needle. 2. Inserts and sews labels into hem. 3. May reinforce hem by backstitching at ends of …
