1. Tends one or more automatic sewing machines that hem continuous lengths of material: Threads material through feed rollers, machine guides, and hem-folding attachment. 2. Starts machine that sews continuous hem and stops as material runs out or thread breaks. 3. When tending machine that sews hemstitch, may be designated …
1. Assists side shear crew to move, position, and hold hot-rolled steel plate for shearing operations, using push bar and plate wrench: Pushes steel plate over caster bed equipped with goose neck rollers to align plate under knife blade, using long handle push bar. 2. Positions and holds steel plate …
1. Assists LIQUEFACTION-AND-REGASIFICATION-PLANT OPERATOR in maintenance of equipment in natural gas plant: Observes operation of equipment to detect malfunctions and reports findings to maintenance personnel. 2. Performs minor repairs, using handtools. 3. Records instrument readings at specified intervals. 4. Performs other duties as described under HELPER Master Title.
1. Assists electrical workers in installation, maintenance, and repair of electric-power generation and distribution equipment, underground cables, and related facilities, performing any combination of following tasks: Places barricades around open manholes and excavations, and below crewmembers working overhead to protect workers and public from injury. 2. Digs trenches, places shoring, …
1. Tends lasting machine that shapes and attaches heel section edges of upper to insole: Places and holds last on machine spindle. 2. Pulls edges of shoe upper over insole, using lasting tool. 3. Depresses pedals that activate wipers that press upper edges against insole and tack drivers that fasten …
1. Tends machine that threads metal washers onto rods for use in machine that molds washers into rubber shoe heels: Fills hopper of machine with washers, using can. 2. Positions rods in machine with one end in slot of revolving disk and other end secured by holder. 3. Starts machine, …
1. Tends machine that presses and joins cloth covering onto fiber helmet bodies, using either or both of following methods: Positions precemented helmet bodies over mold on machine bed. 2. Positions precut cloth over helmet and pulls cloth taut to remove wrinkles, assisted by co-worker. 3. Depresses pedal that raises …
1. Tends machine that sprays wood or plastic heels with lacquer for preservative and decorative effect: Pours lacquer into dispenser. 2. Turns valve to adjust spray mechanism and seats heel on spindle. 3. Activates revolving spindle and spray mechanism to spray lacquer on heel. 4. Examines heel to determine coverage. …
1. Tends nailing machine that attaches wooden or plastic heels to nonleather footwear: Inverts shoe and places heel section over metal rest and against stop guide. 2. Depresses pedal to drive hopper-fed nails automatically around edge of counter into insole to prepare seating for heel. 3. Sets screwhead in hole …
1. Trims, tacks, and pounds heel seat to prepare shoes for heel attachment: Selects heels according to specified size and style. 2. Positions lasted shoe on stationary pin jack. 3. Positions heel on heel seat and scratches line to indicate area to be trimmed. 4. Trims heel seat to fit …
1. Tends machine that cuts cavity to form heel seat in heels: Bolts specified cutting disk to machine. 2. Turns setscrews to adjust machine for length and depth of cut. 3. Loads heels into feeding device or positions heel under machine guide and depresses pedal to start machine that cuts …
1. Tends machine that pricks holes in leather heels to facilitate nailing: Selects pricking device according to number of holes to be pricked. 2. Inserts awls of specified size and length through holes in faceplate of device. 3. Positions device in machine and places heel on feed channel. 4. Depresses …
1. Tends machine that scores insole of shoe to provide guideline for installation of heel and indicate where channel of insole begins: Turns setscrews and moves guides on machine to hold specified insoles. 2. Positions insole against guides and presses switch to start machine that cuts score across heel seat …
1. Sorts and grades leather heels: Sorts right and left heels into groups. 2. Examines groups for defects, such as nicks, scars, brittleness, and texture, to grade heels. 3. Records information on grading sheet. 4. Places heels in containers for discard, reprocessing, shipment, or storage.
1. Tends machine that cements, nails, and holds lifts to form heel or heel bases: Inserts and pulls leather or fiberboard lifts through cement-covered rollers of machine according to material, size, and style of heel specified on work ticket. 2. Stacks cement-covered lifts against faceplate of machine. 3. Places nail …
1. Tends machine that compresses heels to give them better wearing quality: Feeds precut heels of leather or composition material into machine and observes operation. 2. May change dies and adjust stroke of ram. 3. May tend machine equipped with blades that trim and shape breast of heel during operation. …
1. Tends machine that brushes lint from heddles in harness frames: Positions frame on feeding mechanism and starts machine that draws frame under brushes. 2. Reverses position of frame on mechanism to complete cleaning cycle. 3. Cleans machine and work area, using rags, broom, and airhose.
1. Tends machine that cuts and shapes wire to form metal heddles for textile machinery: Mounts roll of wire on feeder mechanism and threads wire end through guides into machine. 2. Starts machine and observes feed of wire into machine where wire is cut, swaged, and polished. 3. Inspects finished …
1. Attaches harness parts to head of Jacquard loom to prepare pattern control mechanism for weaving process: Ties neck cords to hooks in head of loom or connects cords with wire link. 2. Draws neck cords through bottom board to prevent tangling, and ties neck cords to harness cords which …
1. Operates gas furnace that heats metal gun parts to rustproof and impart decorative nonreflecting blue finish: Sprays parts with steam to remove grease, grit, and dirt. 2. Places parts in barrel of gas furnace and covers parts with mixture of bone chips and whale or pine tar oil. 3. …
1. Tends gravity device that separates coal from refuse: Tests solution in tank for specific gravity, adds pulverized magnetite, and starts oscillating rake to maintain constant density. 2. Opens chute gate to admit coal mixture to tank. 3. Observes coal as it floats over weir onto conveyor. 4. Opens gate …
1. Inspects parts and assemblies before and after heat treating for conformance to specifications: Examines parts for cleanliness and previous inspection clearances. 2. Reads control dials, such as pyrometer, at periodic intervals to ensure specified temperatures and soaking and cooling times are maintained. 3. Examines processed parts for conformance to …
1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in heating and mixing chemical ingredients to make cleaning and polishing compounds: Schedules utilization of equipment, such as agitation, blending, and heating kettles and storage tanks, to meet production schedules. 2. Trains workers in operation of equipment. 3. Observes appearance and reaction …
1. Plans requirements for fabricating, installing, testing, and servicing climate control and heat transfer assemblies and systems to assist engineering personnel, utilizing knowledge of heat transfer technology and engineering methods: Calculates required capacities for equipment units of proposed system to obtain specified performance and submits data to engineering personnel for …
1. Tends equipment, such as cylindrical ovens, horizontal pot heaters, tunnel driers, or atmospheric heaters that shrink, cure, or remove moisture from natural or synthetic rubber materials or products: Loads or feeds rubber materials or products, such as sheets of raw rubber, devulcanized scrap rubber, rubber coated fabric, or rubber …
