- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who places dollies at discharge end of automatic stacker to catch tin sheets emerging from processing machines.
* Stops machine and removes sheets jammed in conveyor.
* Removes filled dollies.
* May flip workpieces on opposite side for processing, using mechanical turner.
* May examine material for defects, grade material, and notify processing machine operator of defects noted.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends speed lathe to perform cutting-off operation on aluminum cups to be used as component parts of projectile and bomb fuses. Respnsibilities include:
* Inserts blank cup into revolving spring collet in headstock of machine, using jig.
* Removes jig, causing collet to secure cup.
* Depresses pedal to bring cutting tool in contact with revolving cup and cut it to specified length.
* Removes cup from machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in fabricating and assembling laminations for rotor and stator cores.
* Trains workers in operation of slitting machines, power shear, punch press, and welding and brazing equipment.
* Performs duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects railway car axle and wheel assemblies to determine conformance to Federal and American Railroad Association specifications, using measuring instruments. Respnsibilities include:
* Verifies diameter of wheel and journal seats on axle, using calipers and micrometers.
* Measures space between wheels and from center of axle to each wheel, using needle-pointed space gauge, to verify conformance to specifications.
* Observes hydraulograph pressure-gauge indicator on wheel-pressing machine, as wheels are pressed onto axles, to ensure conformity to ton-pressure tolerances.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who reads copy to proofreader i to correct proofsheets of printed matter. Responsibilities include:
* Reads original copy aloud, calling out punctuation marks and spelling unusual words and proper names.
* Follows original copy word for word as proofreader reads proofsheet aloud.
* Calls attention to discrepancies between copy and proof.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends cutoff machine that automatically cuts sample sections of metal pipes for testing, and bevels, faces, and reams ends of pipes. Respnsibilities include:
* Reviews pipe specifications to ascertain length of pipes and pressure setting of hydraulic press used for testing pipe sections.
* Positions pipe stops on machine and beveling, facing, and reaming heads, according to pipe length specified, using handtools.
* Turns knob on hydraulic press to pressure specified.
* Pushes button controls to divert pipes to cutoff machine, to cut sample sections of each pipe, and to turn each pipe for beveling, facing, and reaming of pipe ends.
* Positions sample sections of pipes under hydraulic press, pulls lever to crush pipe sections, and examines sections for broken welds.
* Cuts additional sample sections of pipes not passing test, repeats test, and either accepts or rejects pipes according to test results.
* Diverts defective pipes for further processing, and notifies supervisor.
* Removes pipes that become wedged on conveyor, using cables, chains, and hoist.
* Maintains tally of work done and oils machine as needed.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls gas or oil fired soaking pit or reheating furnaces to heat sheets, blooms, billets, and slabs to specified rolling temperature. Respnsibilities include:
* Ignites furnace burners with torch, and turns valves to regulate flow of fuel and air to burners.
* Signals charger operator to charge steel into furnace.
* Reads dials and gauges, observes color of steel in furnace, and adjusts controls to maintain specified temperature in furnace.
* May assist workers in repairing, replacing, or adjusting furnace equipment and burners, using handtools.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises crew schedulers and participates in preparation of duty rosters for crewmembers of scheduled airline flights. Responsibilities include:
* Assigns crews according to seniority, choice, and qualifications.
* May prepare or assist in preparation of section's budget.
* May audit expense vouchers and related invoices.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who coordinates activities of workers in dental laboratory engaged in making and repairing full or partial dentures, crowns, inlays, and bridgework. Responsibilities include:
* Coordinates production schedules to ensure that work is completed by delivery date.
* Studies processing methods to determine reasons for production difficulties.
* Analyzes cost and production records to ensure that operation is efficient and profitable.
* Institutes measures or approves suggestions to improve efficiency of operation and working conditions.
* Examines finished products for conformance to specifications.
* May contact dentists to solicit business.
* May make and repair dental appliances (dental-laboratory technician ).
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who fabricates and repairs equipment used in loading and unloading ships' cargoes. Respnsibilities include:
* Operates power sewing machine to patch and seam canvas hatch tents.
* Inserts grommets into and attaches ropes to tent.
* Cuts lumber into specified lengths and constructs cargo boards, using carpenter's handtools and power tools.
* Splices ropes and cables to make and repair slings and spreaders, using marlin spike and splicing vise.
* Replaces defective parts of scrapers and clamshells, using wrenches, punches, hammers, and chainfalls.
* Gathers information as to type of cargo, terminal facilities, and loading and unloading schedule to determine what gear is necessary to perform work.
* Transports gear to dock by truck.
* Installs cargo-handling equipment on deck of vessel.
* Transfers gear from vessel to vessel to obtain greater utilization.
Industry:Professional careers
