Archive for June, 2008
Job Title: Cylinder-Press-Operator Apprentice
Cylinder-Press-Operator Apprentice Duties: Performs duties as described under Apprentice (any industry) Master Title.
Job Title: Hemmer, Automatic
Hemmer, Automatic Duties: Tends one or more automatic sewing machines that hem continuous lengths of material: Threads material through feed rollers, machine guides, and hem-folding attachment. Starts machine that sews continuous hem and stops as material runs out or thread breaks. When tending machine that sews hemstitch, may be designated Gang-Hemstitching-Machine […]
Job Title: Threading-Machine Tender
Threading-Machine Tender Duties: Tends machine that threads axminster loom frames with pile yarn for weaving process: Mounts loom frame and loom spools in machine brackets and aligns frame tubes with machine needle guides. Inserts clamp in holder to lay yarn parallel in guides. Moves lever and presses pedal to lower lock […]
Job Title: Long-Wall Shear Operator
Long-Wall Shear Operator Duties: Operates equipment to shear coal from long-wall face in mine: Moves levers to control movement of equipment and to adjust speed and height of cut into coal face during initial pass and during subsequent clean-up passes. Signals other crewmembers to communicate need to adjust speed of […]
Job Title: Singer
Singer Duties: Holds felt hats over flame to burn away protruding hairs prior to finishing operations: Depresses pedal to release steam from jet and holds and turns hat, mounted on block, in current of steam to moisten felt. Activates gas jet and turns hat in flame to burn away protruding hairs without […]
Job Title: Stave-Saw Operator
Stave-Saw Operator Duties: Tends stave (hollow cylinder) saw that cuts barrel, keg, tub, and bucket staves from stave bolts: Adjusts guides to attain specified thickness of stave. Lays bolt on carriage and holds bolt against guides. Depresses pedal to start carriage that feeds bolt into stave saw to cut rough staves. […]
Job Title: Steamer
Steamer Duties: Steams rolled pleat patterns in which fabrics are pleated, so that fabric will retain pleats: Places rolled patterns in upright position in steam cabinet for specified period. Removes steamed patterns and places them on racks to cool.
Job Title: Pick-Up Operator
Pick-Up Operator Duties: Inspects greige corduroy or velvet cloth to detect uncut filling floats, and cuts floats, using pickup knife: Positions truck of cloth at entry end of examining frame and pins end of cloth to leader in machine. Depresses pedal to start machine that passes cloth over inspection board, and […]
Job Title: Compression-Molding-Machine Operator
Compression-Molding-Machine Operator Duties: Sets up and operates compression molding machines to mold plastic and carbon, graphite, or copper powder products according to specifications: Installs dies on press, using clamps, bolts, and handtools, and coats dies with parting agents, according to work order. Sets thermostat to regulate temperature of dies. Weighs premixed […]
Job Title: Load-Out Supervisor
Load-Out Supervisor Duties: Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating machines and equipment to separate sand and gravel according to size, and in testing, stockpiling, and loading sand and gravel into railroad cars and trucks: Reviews car loading orders and issues directions to workers to expedite railroad car and […]