1. Sets up and operates power loom to weave wire cloth for products, such as industrial cloths, filters, sieves, or strainers: Reviews specifications to determine quantity, type, and size wire required. 2. Lifts spools of wire, and places them on spindles of creel. 3. Verifies specified size of wire, using …
1. Feeds wire and slugs of fluxing material into extrusion press that coats welding electrodes: Selects wire cores of specified size, places box of cores on tilter, and pulls lever to dump cores in wire feeder hopper, or selects spool of specified size wire and places spool on mandrel for …
1. Tends winding machine that rolls lengths of floor covering between various stages of processing, working as member of crew: Removes spindle from dolly and positions spindle in winding machine, using power hoist. 2. Pulls end of floor covering sheet through winder and secures sheet to empty spindle, using tape. …
1. Performs any combination of following tasks to inspect and test stators, armatures, or rotors wound with prewound coils, using electrical testing equipment: Tests armatures, rotors, or stators for misconnected leads and insulation breakdown, using oscilloscope or test panel. 2. Determines test hook-up from work ticket and connects coded stator …
1. Reads machine pressure readings and wheel and axle serial numbers after each wheel-press operation by WHEEL-PRESS OPERATORS and records data on production record form and on masking-tape labels. 2. Applies labels onto axles of completed wheel assemblies to facilitate inspection.
1. Inspects optical glass immersed in chemical bath, to detect striae: Selects premixed chemical solution or mixes liquid chemicals in tank according to refraction index and grade of glass. 2. Immerses glass in bath and focuses Burton lamp, collimating light, or striae scope on glass to detect internal stresses. 3. …
1. Tends machine that mixes ground phosphate with sulfuric acid to produce superphosphate: Pulls levers to open storage tank or hopper and admit materials into weighing hopper of machine. 2. Pulls lever to open bottom of weighing hopper and dump materials into mixer. 3. Tests sulfuric acid to determine if …
1. Sets up and operates portable drilling rig to drill wells: Extends stabilizing jackscrews to support and level drill rig. 2. Moves levers to control power-driven winch that raises and extends telescoping derrick. 3. Bolts trusses to derrick and machine frame. 4. Assembles drilling tools, using handtools or power tools. …
1. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in analysis of oil well drilling mud and well cuttings during drilling operations to detect presence of oil or gas and identify productive strata: Coordinates work of WELL-LOGGING OPERATORS, MUD ANALYSIS engaged in continuous sampling and analysis of mud circulating through wells …
1. Analyzes mud and drill cuttings that are circulated through oil- or gas-well boreholes during drilling operations, using special testing equipment, to detect presence of oil or gas, and interprets findings to locate productive stratum: Attaches pump-stroke counter, mud-tank level indicator, and other measurement devices to drilling rig equipment, and …
1. Conducts experiments and tests and evaluates data to assist welding engineering personnel in development and application of new or improved welding equipment; welding techniques, procedures, and practices; and specifications for material heat treating: Assists engineering personnel in testing and evaluating welding equipment, metals, and alloys. 2. Evaluates data and …
1. Sets up resistance welding and brazing machines that join or bond metal components, such as panels, frames, yokes, tubes, and containers, according to specifications and blueprints: Lays out and marks weld points and position of components on workpiece, using rule, square, templates, and scribe. 2. Selects, positions, aligns, and …
1. Computes weight per yard of cloth and compares computations with information on style card to determine conformance of cloth to weight standards: Reads ticket attached to cloth rolls for information, such as style, weight, and yardage. 2. Computes weight per yard, using slide rule. 3. Compares results with information …
1. Inspects and tests welded joints of work in progress and of completed units for visible defects, correct dimensions, joint strength, bead formation, weld penetration, and conformance with layout, blueprint, and work order specifications, applying knowledge of welding principles and metallurgical properties: Examines joint to detect flaws, such as cracks, …
1. Weighs and crushes zinc ore and other materials, using platform scale, crusher, and handtools: Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR to lower loaded bucket of zinc ore onto platform scale. 2. Balances scale beam. 3. Records weight of materials and signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR to dump them into crusher. 4. Starts …
1. Tends machine that records variations in weight along sample strip of paper or other material: Inserts end of sample strip into testing machine to obtain reading on graph of basic weight of sample. 2. Turns dial to bring weight indicator to center line on graph to calibrate machine for …
1. Tends equipment to weigh oils and other ingredients used in making margarine or shortening, following standard formulas: Starts pump, and turns valve to admit ingredients into scale tank until specified weight has been reached. 2. Positions weights on scale bar to weigh additives or smaller batches of ingredients. 3. …
1. Weighs quantities of materials for use in production processes, using balance, platform, or floor scales: Places loose or packaged material on scales and adds or removes portions of material to obtain specified weight. 2. Reads work order or formula to determine types and quantities of materials to weigh. 3. …
1. Weighs and examines barrels of oleoresin prior to distillation into turpentine and rosin and grades rosin prior to storage: Reads scale to obtain gross weight of barrel of oleoresin. 2. Examines and feels oleoresin to determine color, cleanliness, water content, and age, and estimates turpentine and rosin content and …
1. Observes and records weather conditions for use in forecasting: Periodically observes general weather, sky and visibility conditions, and reads weather instruments including thermometers, barometers, and hygrometers to ascertain elements, such as temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind velocity, and precipitation. 2. Transmits and receives weather data from other stations over …
1. Tends vats and filter presses to bleach wax used in candlemaking: Measures and dumps specified chemicals and wax into vats and turns thermostat knob to prescribed temperature to liquefy wax. 2. Packs granulated charcoal on sides of filter press and starts pump to circulate molten wax through press. 3. …
1. Tends equipment to color wax used in candles: Weighs and dumps wax into kettles, according to specifications. 2. Turns valves to circulate steam through jackets or turns thermostat knob to heat wax to specified temperature. 3. Turns valve or starts pumps to transfer molten wax to tanks and kettles …
1. Tends equipment that melts and pours paraffin into cardboard tubes in manufacture of signal flares: Scans invoice to determine number of flares required. 2. Climbs ladder and dumps paraffin blocks into vat and activates heating element to melt paraffin. 3. Observes temperature gauge to determine when melting point is …
1. Controls treatment plant machines and equipment to purify and clarify water for human consumption and for industrial use: Operates and controls electric motors, pumps, and valves to regulate flow of raw water into treating plant. 2. Dumps specified amounts of chemicals, such as chlorine, ammonia, and lime into water …
1. Observes vessels passing inland-waterway checkpoint, using binoculars, to verify identity and ascertain speed and direction. 2. Telephones observations to designated control point, such as drawbridge or lock station. 3. Reports movements of overdue vessels to estimate arrival time at specified points along waterway. 4. Notifies waterway officials or other …
