1. Tends kiln or furnace that makes pigments from specified chemical ingredients or develops specified colors in pigments or metallic powders for use in making paints, enamels, and varnishes: Weighs or measures specified chemical ingredients and dumps them into furnace hopper, conveyor, blending, pulverizing and sifting machine hoppers, or into …
1. Tends battery of picker machines that break up and clean cotton or synthetic fibers, form them into lap II, and wind lap into rolls: Starts machine and pulls cord to open gate of hopper through which cotton tufts feed onto conveyor of machine or hand feeds cotton tufts onto …
1. Tends equipment that cools and solidifies paradichlorobenzene preparatory to storage, shipment, or further processing: Pumps chemical into water-jacketed molds and turns valve to circulate chilled water through jacket and solidify material. 2. Opens valve to admit steam to jacket to loosen crystallized product for removal. 3. May break solidified …
1. Tends machine that automatically forms paper cones from precut blanks: Loads blanks into feed hopper of machine and fills glue reservoir. 2. Starts machine that forms blanks into cones and glues seams. 3. Inspects paper cones for obvious defects as they are discharged from machine and discards defective cones.
1. Tends paint spraying and drying units of mirror-silvering range that spray and dry paint coatings on silvered glass: Measures paint and thinner, according to formula, and pours paint into storage tank. 2. Turns valves to start power mixer and flow of paint to spray heads. 3. Pushes button to …
1. Tends machine that untwists and extracts water or chemicals from knit tubing after bleaching, washing, and dyeing, and applies finish to tubing preparatory to drying: Positions containers of wet knit tubing on turntable of machine. 2. Turns thumbscrews to adjust width of spreader, according to specifications. 3. Threads tubing …
1. Tends oven to bake cakes of fiberglass sliver for further processing: Scans tubes of sliver for defects, such as soft and unraveled edges, grease spots, and water damaged tubes. 2. Removes defective tubes from truck. 3. Weighs trucks of sliver, deducts tare weight, and records on production records weight …
1. Tends hot press and related equipment that hardens asbestos disk pads for use as brake linings: Positions metal die plate on roller-type conveyor, picks up stack of asbestos disk pads from table, and places individual pads into wells of die plate. 2. Discards broken or defective pads. 3. Pushes …
1. Tends hot press that hardens asbestos disk pads for use as brake linings: Pushes metal die plates filled with asbestos disk pads onto feed elevator of machine. 2. Presses buttons to open press, move die plates from elevator into press, and close press. 3. Observes timer lights, dials, and …
1. Tends series of machines in tandem that open, clean, fluff, and mix compressed cotton or synthetic fibers preparatory to picking process: Starts machines and feeds layers of fibers from several bales into machine hoppers to produce uniform blend. 2. Observes processing of fibers and signal lights to detect clogged …
1. Tends equipment that produces aluminum powder from molten aluminum: Installs ceramic tube in furnace and positions air nozzle and power collection duct as specified. 2. Taps furnace to allow molten aluminum to flow through ceramic tube where it is transformed into powder by blast from air nozzle and blown …
1. Tends loom that produces needle felt: Places roll of felt bat into feed holder of loom. 2. Aligns bat on conveyor, threads end of bat through needle bed of loom, and attaches felt to rewind spindle. 3. Starts machine, watches feed gauge, and stops machine when specified length of …
1. Tends machine that raises fibers on surface of cloth to give cloth soft, fluffy texture: Positions truck of folded cloth at entry end of machine or mounts roll of cloth on machine brackets. 2. Sews cloth to leader in napper with surface to be napped contacting napping cylinder. 3. …
1. Tends machines that automatically cut and shape wire to make nails of specified size: Mounts coil of wire on rod, and threads wire through straightening rollers and feeding mechanism into slots of die plates. 2. Tightens roller bolts to regulate feed of wire, using wrench. 3. Starts machine. 4. …
1. Tends mill that mixes flue dust with water to settle it for shipment: Opens bin outlet allowing dust to fall into mixing mill. 2. Dislodges banked dust in bin by hammering sides. 3. Starts mill and opens valve of water spray. 4. Opens door of mill allowing moistened dust …
1. Tends machine that blows chaff and foreign material from rice and regulates flow of rice to designated storage bins: Starts machine and turns control valve to regulate flow of rice from storage bin to feeder box. 2. Opens valve to release compressed air into machine to blow chaff and …
1. Tends machines that heat and mold slurry into pipe and boiler coverings: Presses button on control panel of each molding machine to lower mold and activate hopper that automatically heats slurry, fills molds with slurry, and molds slurry into pipe and boiler coverings. 2. Presses buttons on panels to …
1. Tends machine that mixes modeling clay ingredients and molds clay for packaging: Fills hopper of machine with modeling compounds and color pigments, according to formula. 2. Moves lever or depresses pedal to start machine that grinds and mixes ingredients. 3. Turns valve to admit mixed clay ingredients into unit …
1. Tends moisture-machine that automatically moistens filler tobacco preparatory to processing: Pushes button to start automatic machine which forces prongs through boxes of tobacco to release preset amount of steam. 2. Observes gauges to ensure that specified amount of steam pressure is maintained. 3. Stops machine and notifies supervisor of …
1. Tends machine that mixes sintered lead or zinc ore with materials, such as pulverized coal and coke, salt, water, skimmings, and chemical solutions preparatory to smelting: Starts rotary-drum or paddle-type mixing machine. 2. Squeezes handful of mixture into lump and crumbles it to determine consistency and moisture content of …
1. Tends one or more mixing machines that compound ground cork: Measures ingredients, such as glycerin, glue, resin, and ground cork, according to formula, and shovels or dumps them into machine hopper. 2. Starts machine and opens steam valve to heat and mix ingredients. 3. Observes gauges and adjusts steam …
1. Tends milling machines that mill surfaces of metal workpieces according to specifications: Positions and secures workpiece in fixture or feeding device. 2. Starts machine, and turns handwheel to feed workpiece to cutter or vice versa, or engages automatic feeding mechanism. 3. Turns valve handle to direct flow of coolant …
1. Tends conveyor, and spraying and drying unit that cools and dries milled rubber stock: Monitors flow of rubber stock as it drops from mixer through batch-off mill onto conveyor. 2. Removes stock adhering to mill rollers with long-handled scraper and frees stock if it piles up on conveyor. 3. …
1. Tends intermediate carding machines that open, clean, mix, and straighten wool, asbestos, or synthetic fibers and deliver carded stock to finisher card: Patrols area between breaker and finisher cards and observes intermediate carding to detect clogged rollers and breaks in carded web. 2. Stops machine, removes fiber from clogged …
1. Tends machine that automatically dispenses cheese onto tortillas to form enchiladas or ground meat onto taco shells to form tacos: Fills vat with meat or cheese mixture and turns control knobs to regulate flow of filling through dispenser mechanism. 2. Presses button to convey tortillas or taco shells under …
