- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
A professional who feeds grooved rubber weather stripping into machine that pulls it along die to force apart sides stuck together during curing.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists reduction-furnace operator or catalyst operator, gasoline in mixing and drying ingredients used to produce or recondition catalysts. Respnsibilities include:
* Loads materials into mixing tanks, places pans in driers, and empties dried material into containers on scale.
* Labels and removes containers to process or storage areas.
* Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds soap slabs into machine that cuts slabs into bars. Respnsibilities include:
* Places slab of soap on cradle of machine.
* Starts motor or depresses clutch to activate mechanism that forces slab through cutting frame, divides it into bars, and deposits bars in racks at opposite end of cradle.
* Inspects bars for specified size.
* Removes scrap soap from cutter and dumps it into hopper for reprocessing.
* Pushes rack dolly into dryer.
* May draw cutting wires through soap slab, using hand-powered winch.
* May be designated according to size or weight of slab cut as light slabber.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who examines ampoules filled with liquid drug products for discoloration, flaws in glass, presence of foreign particles, and specified filling level. Respnsibilities include:
* Holds ampoule against light source and examines it, using magnifying glass or naked eye.
* Rejects defective ampoules.
* May hold ampoules alternately against black and white background to facilitate examination.
* May count and record number of inspected units and place in containers.
* May seal end of ampoule, using bunsen burner and tweezers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who seals ampoules filled with liquid drug products, preparatory to packaging. Respnsibilities include:
* Rotates neck of ampoule in flame of bunsen burner to melt glass.
* Grips tip of ampoule, using tweezers, and draws tip away from neck to seal ampoule as glass hardens.
* Places sealed ampoule in basket for sterilization and inspection.
* May hold unsealed ampoule against jet of inert gas to displace air.
* May immerse sealed ampoules in dye bath to test for leaks.
* May tend machines that steam-wash and fill ampoules.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who cleans casting machine and auxiliary equipment, such as pumps and exhaust hood, used in production of cellophane. Respnsibilities include:
* Pumps solutions from casting machine to storage tanks or into system feeding other casting machines.
* Dismantles hopper and cleans viscose residue from internal parts, using water hose and airhose.
* Sprays walls and bottom of tanks with water to flush chemicals and sludge through drainage openings.
* Scrapes and scrubs tank walls, guide rods, and rollers, using scraper, steel wool, and sandpaper to remove deposits of viscose and other chemicals.
* Vacuums scrapings from tanks, using portable vacuum cleaner and rinses tanks and fixtures with water to remove remaining debris.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who cleans electrolytic cells and cell assemblies, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include:
* Connects hose to water or steam line and flushes cell to clean surfaces.
* Scrapes assemblies, using handscrapers and wire brushes to remove accumulations of dirt, putty, scale, and encrusted salt.
* Transfers cathodes to washrack, using wheeled cart and hoist.
* Flushes cathodes and cathode screens with water to remove asbestos and caustic residue, and transfers cathodes to drying area.
* Flushes pit sump and recovered asbestos with water.
* Cleans sight glasses and glass tubing by dipping in acid, solvent, and water.
* May be designated according to cell equipment cleaned as cathode washer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs any combination of following duties in production of sulfuric acid. Respnsibilities include:
* Diverts acid stream from production unit to storage tanks as directed.
* Inspects machinery and equipment to detect malfunctions, leaks, and spills.
* Cleans work area around units, using broom and shovel or water hose.
* Collects samples of product for laboratory testing.
* Records gauge readings and levels of acid in tanks.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who dumps cotton linters into tubs for washing and bleaching.
* May dump washed and bleached linters into wringer unit and be designated Cotton Wringer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who dumps cotton linters into tubs for washing and bleaching.
* May dump washed and bleached linters into wringer unit and be designated Cotton Wringer.
Industry:Professional careers
