A professional who tends equipment that compounds ingredients into chemical solutions used as adhesive or conductive coatings for electron tubes. Respnsibilities include:

• Weighs and measures specified type and quantity of liquid and powdered ingredients.
• Pours, dumps, or pumps ingredients into mixing equipment.
• Starts equipment that compounds chemical ingredients and deionized water into chemical solutions, such as frit or conductive graphite.
• Tests mixture for conformance to prescribed standards, using testing devices, such as pH meter, resistivity meter, titration apparatus, colorimeter, thermometer, and viscometer.
• Pours compounded product into containers for application to tube seams, funnel, or ceramic parts by other workers.