1. Cuts woven narrow fabrics, such as labels, ribbon, or webbing from loom, using scissors. 2. May thread fabric through portable measuring device as it is wound onto roll. 3. May transport boxes of fabric to storage.
1. Tends machine that impregnates ribbons with ink to make ribbons for machines, such as typewriters, adding and addressograph machines, and cash registers: Fills ink pan of machine and loads machine roll or spool of silk, cotton, or nylon ribbon. 2. Starts machine to rotate rollers that dip into ink …
1. Tends machine that winds typewriter ribbons onto spools: Sets yardage indicator on machine according to ribbon length specified on work order to control number of revolutions. 2. Places ribbon supply reel on mandrel and draws ribbon around rollers and through ribbon guide to prepare ribbon for winding. 3. Adjusts …
1. Tends machine that winds paper from one roll to another to form compact rolls of specified footage or diameter prior to cutting: Threads end of parent roll into feeding mechanism of machine and adjusts friction brake by hand to maintain tension of paper. 2. Slides rewind cores on shafts …
1. Cleans, preserves, restores, and repairs books, documents, maps, prints, photographs, and other paper objects of historic or artistic significance: Examines or tests objects to determine physical condition and chemical structure of paper, ink, paint, or other coating, in order to identify problem and plan safest and most effective method …
1. Operates saws to cut planks, timbers, or boards into boards of lesser thickness according to work orders: Observes lumber on conveyor as lumber approaches saw to determine cut to be made. 2. Turns handwheels or manipulates levers to adjust distance between feed rolls and set saw for thickness of …
1. Examines and corrects defects in films used to transfer designs onto printing rollers: Examines films to detect pinholes, defective screens, loss of contour, and exposure errors. 2. Paints out pinholes, fills in defective screens, and alters contour of images on film, using brushes and opaque. 3. Returns overexposed or …
1. Operates photocomposing machine to repeat designs on film for transfer to sensitized copper rollers used in printing such products as wallpaper and oilcloth: Sketches design layout on worksheet according to sequence in which design is to be repeated around roller. 2. Computes machine setting required to repeat design on …
1. Programs, maintains, and repairs production welding systems and equipment, using handtools, power tools, and test instruments, applying knowledge of welding technology and equipment operation, and following blueprints, specifications, and manufacturers’ manuals: Analyzes welding diagrams, blueprints, templates, or other specifications and inspects components to be welded to determine weld program …
1. Inspects and tests refrigeration units to evaluate functional operation of system, using knowledge of refrigeration systems and operating specifications: Connects unit to electrical outlet and starts compressor. 2. Observes units to detect malfunction and ensure that cooling is taking place. 3. Tests compressors on nonfunctioning units for specified wattage, …
1. Tends machine that rolls printed wallpaper into reels for further processing: Slides cardboard cylinder over windup shaft and locks shaft in machine, using wrench. 2. Threads wallpaper through machine and onto cardboard cylinder. 3. Starts machine and observes winding until windup shaft is loaded. 4. Rolls completed reel of …
1. Assembles precut wooden pieces to form reels for winding cables or strands: Measures parts, using measuring tape and rule, and assembles them, using hammer. 2. Weighs, marks, and attaches tags to full reels. 3. Rolls reels to stock house. 4. May grease reels to waterproof them.
1. Operates rectification printer to remove aerial photograph distortions caused by variations in axis and tilt of airplane in relation to earth’s surface: Positions roll of negative film in holder so that first negative is over lens in printer. 2. Places print paper on easel of printer. 3. Turns screws …
1. Records on identification tickets yardage, weight, and identity of cloth processed on finishing range: Sets yardage meter to zero position prior to each cloth-lot processing run. 2. Records yardage reading from meter and copies weight and style and lot numbers from job order onto roll ticket. 3. Clips roll …
1. Conducts research in range problems to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife: Studies range lands to determine best grazing seasons and number and kind of livestock that can be most profitably grazed. 2. Plans and directs construction and maintenance of range improvements, such as fencing, corrals, reservoirs …
1. Feeds machine that cuts rags to size for cooking, bleaching, and defibering prior to making paper, roofing felt, or related products: Places rags on apron of machine and pushes them into feeder roll or loads rags onto conveyor leading to machine. 2. Examines cut rags for size and notifies …
1. Operates rail-flaw-detection machine aboard rail-flaw-detector-railroad car to detect defects in railroad tracks and analyzes graphic recording to determine any and type of defect: Synchronizes electronic recording equipment, meters, and other apparatus of rail-detector car or machine, using handtools. 2. Fills container located at base of rail-detector car with paint …
1. Inspects railroad cars for structural defects and tests mechanical equipment, such as brakes, airhoses, and couplings to ensure that they are in operating condition: Observes cars from elevated platform or from ground as cars roll by, or climbs aboard train to test equipment and to locate defects. 2. Examines …
1. Tends one or more automatic, multiple-needle sewing machines that quilt layers of material used to make articles, such as work gloves, quilts, or padding: Places supply packages on thread holders and draws ends through guides, tensions, and needle eyes, using tweezers. 2. Inserts bobbins in shuttle and draws thread …
1. Coordinates activities of workers engaged in testing and evaluating ethical and proprietary pharmaceuticals in order to control quality of manufacture and to ensure compliance with legal standards: Participates with management personnel in establishing procedures for testing drugs and related products, applying knowledge of controlled production, sampling techniques, testing procedures, …
1. Aligns hairspring stud with center of roller and roller jewel with line of center on escape wheel pallet to ensure in-beat of watch movement: Positions balance wheel assembly in fixture of tool, using tweezers, and engages crescent of roller with lever to prevent balance wheel from turning. 2. Engages …
1. Tends press that automatically punches out blocks of floor tile from sheets of vinyl and asphalt or asbestos material: Starts machine and observes sheet for uniformity of color pattern. 2. Pushes button to release punching ram, allowing defective sections of sheet to pass through and onto scrap conveyor. 3. …
1. Tends one or more power presses that trim, punch, shape, notch, draw, or crimp metal, composite materials, or plastic stock between preset dies: Places workpiece against fixtures or stops on machine bed and under machine die, or threads roll of metal into jig. 2. Starts press and monitors machine …
1. Operates power press equipped with punch to notch or punch metal or plastic plates, sheets, or structural shapes: Positions, aligns, and clamps specified punch and die set into ram and bed of machine, using feelers, gauges, shims, rule, or template. 2. Turns handwheel or installs shims to set depth …
1. Sets up and operates power press that automatically feeds bars, structural metal, blanks, or continuous roll of sheet metal into position under ram: Installs specified dies in press, using gauges and handtools. 2. Adjusts ram stroke of press, using handtools. 3. Turns knobs or installs gears to synchronize action …
