- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who controls batch stills or continuous stills and auxiliary equipment from instrumented control board or other control station to separate and condense liquids having close volatilization points, maintaining process control according to instrument readings, test results, and knowledge of equipment and procedure. Respnsibilities include:
* Reads charge sheet to determine types and quantities of materials to be distilled, specified sequence of operations, and control settings for attainment of prescribed fractionation.
* Starts pumps and turns valves to admit volatile liquids into still.
* Observes pressure and temperature gauges and moves controls to specified settings to attain volatilization rate consistent with efficient and safe operation, according to knowledge of process and equipment.
* Moves controls to maintain specified operating equilibrium in condensers and still auxiliaries, and to set reflux rate for recycling maximum portion of distillate through equipment consistent with efficient operation.
* Draws sample of product for laboratory analysis, or performs standard refractometric, boiling-range, colorimetric, titration, or specific quantity analyses to determine effectiveness of distillation.
* Turns valves and starts pumps to route distilled fractions to receiving tanks according to correlation of data from laboratory tests or observation of product color.
* Records data computed from instrument readings and test results, such as weight of product and yield.
* May direct activities of other workers who assist in operation of stills and auxiliary equipment.
* May be designated according to distilled product as Alcohol-Still Operator.
* May be designated according to type of still operated as Batch-Still Operator II; Continuous-Still Operator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who types descriptive record of motion picture scenes, including dialog, and such details as wardrobe, hairdress, and on-scene entrances and exits of actors; actress to aid editorial personnel in editing and assembling complete film. Responsibilities include:
* Mounts film on spindle of film viewer and starts equipment.
* Observes film on screen to determine action being depicted and pertinent details.
* Types brief narrative description and identifying information for each scene.
* Keeps records of completed work.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who records transfer of securities and corrects problems related to transfer. Responsibilities include:
* Enters information, such as type and amount of securities that client wishes to purchase or sell, into computer terminal.
* Reviews client instructions for transfer of securities.
* Examines securities certificates to verify that information is correct, and mails certificates to department or company specializing in transfer of securities certificates.
* Receives new certificates from department or company, and sends certificates to client to complete transfer.
* Talks with coworkers, including registered representatives to correct problems related to transfer of securities.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who lays out and draws illustrations for reproduction in reference works, brochures, and technical manuals dealing with assembly, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of machines, tools, and equipment. Responsibilities include:
* Prepares drawings from blueprints, designs, mockups, and photoprints by methods and techniques suited to specified reproduction process or final use, such as blueprint, photo-offset, and projection transparencies, using drafting and optical equipment.
* Lays out and draws schematic, perspective, orthographic, or oblique-angle views to depict function, relationship, and assembly-sequence of parts and assemblies, such as gears, engines, and instruments.
* Shades or colors drawing to emphasize details or to eliminate undesired background, using ink, crayon, airbrush, and overlays.
* Pastes instructions and comments in position on drawing.
* May draw cartoons and caricatures to illustrate operation, maintenance, and safety manuals and posters.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs and coordinates activities involved with production, sale, and distribution of bakery products. Responsibilities include:
* Determines variety and quantity of bakery products to be produced, according to orders and sales projections.
* Develops budget for bakery operation, utilizing experience and knowledge of current market conditions.
* Directs sales activities, following standard business practices.
* Plans product distribution to customers, and negotiates with suppliers to arrange purchase and delivery of bakery supplies.
* Implements, through subordinate managerial personnel, policies to utilize human resources, machines, and materials productively.
* Hires and discharges employees.
* May train subordinates in all phases of bakery activities.
* May manage bakery that produces only specialty products, such as bagels or pastries.
* May manage bakery that sells products to general public.
* May prepare bakery products.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in monitoring radiation levels and condition of equipment used to generate nuclear energy to ensure safe operation of plant facilities. Responsibilities include:
* Evaluates water chemical analysis data in primary and supportive plant systems to determine compliance with radiation content and corrosion control regulations.
* Investigates problems, such as radioactive leaks in reactors and auxiliary systems, or excessive radiation or corrosion of equipment, applying knowledge of radiation protection techniques and principles of chemistry and engineering to correct conditions.
* Confers with departmental supervisors, manufacturing representatives, and regulatory agency staff to discuss problems, to develop tests to detect radioactive leaks, and to design plans to monitor equipment and safety programs.
* Directs workers in testing and analyzing water samples and monitoring processing system.
* Prepares reports, such as environmental monitoring operation report, radioactive waste releases, and shipping reports, for review by administrative personnel and submission to regulatory agency.
* May prepare employee performance reviews and related reports.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends flash-type still that reclaims or separates liquids, such as solvents, through volatilization and condensation. Respnsibilities include:
* Starts pump to draw liquid into tank and allows impurities to settle.
* Turns valve to transfer liquids into still.
* Observes temperature gauge and adjusts valve to heat liquid to specified temperature and vaporize liquid in tank.
* Turns valve to circulate water through tank jackets to condense vapors.
* Observes distillate for clarity, through pipeline viewer.
* May be designated according to liquid recovered as Solvent Recoverer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in compilation and maintenance of personnel records. Responsibilities include:
* Coordinates recording and filing of information about company personnel, such as promotions, wage scales, absences, training status, and discharges.
* Compiles reports of absences, accession rates, salaries, and other matters of interest to company management, using typewriter and calculator.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
* May hire and discharge subordinates.
* May discuss merit ratings with company employees to inform employees of progress or to assist in correcting deficiencies.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who coordinates activities of and directs indoctrination and training of chefs; cooks; and other kitchen workers engaged in preparing and cooking foods in hotels or restaurants to ensure an efficient and profitable food service. Responsibilities include:
* Plans or participates in planning menus and utilization of food surpluses and leftovers, taking into account probable number of guests, marketing conditions, popularity of various dishes, and recency of menu.
* Estimates food consumption, and purchases or requisitions foodstuffs and kitchen supplies.
* Reviews menus, analyzes recipes, determines food, labor, and overhead costs, and assigns prices to menu items.
* Directs food apportionment policy to control costs.
* Supervises cooking and other kitchen personnel and coordinates their assignments to ensure economical and timely food production.
* Observes methods of food preparation and cooking, sizes of portions, and garnishing of foods to ensure food is prepared in prescribed manner.
* Tests cooked foods by tasting and smelling them.
* Devises special dishes and develops recipes.
* Hires and discharges employees.
* Familiarizes newly hired chefs and cooks with practices of restaurant kitchen and oversees training of cook apprentices.
* Maintains time and payroll records.
* Establishes and enforces nutrition and sanitation standards for restaurant.
* May supervise or cooperate with steward/stewardess in matters pertaining to kitchen, pantry, and storeroom.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who analyzes samples of air in industrial establishments or other work areas to determine amount of suspended foreign particles and effectiveness of control methods, using dust collectors. Responsibilities include:
* Starts dust collector apparatus that draws air through machine and precipitates dust on tubes, plates, electrodes, or in flasks.
* Weighs or otherwise determines amount of collected particles, such as lead, rock, or coal dust.
* Compares weight or count of particles with volume of air passed through machine, and computes percentage of concentration per cubic foot of air tested, using mathematical and chemical formulas.
* Prepares summary of findings for submission to appropriate department.
* May recommend remedial measures.
Industry:Professional careers
