A professional who sets up and controls exhaust equipment to remove gases and impurities from electron and cathode ray tubes, following procedure manuals, work orders, and specifications. Respnsibilities include:

• Reads production schedules and procedure manuals to determine tube specifications and operational sequence.
• Calculates equipment control settings, applying standard formulas to determine power, temperature, and vacuum, according to tube size and type.
• Sets controls on power supplies, ovens, and pumps according to calculations.
• Observes meters, gauges, and recording instruments during operation, and adjusts controls to ensure tubes are exhausted as specified.
• Troubleshoots exhaust equipment to locate malfunction when tubes fail to exhaust.
• Repairs faulty exhaust equipment, or notifies maintenance department of faulty equipment.
• May test and inspect tubes for leaks, using leak detection equipment.
• May set up and operate aging equipment to stabilize electrical properties of tube.
• May be designated according to type of equipment operated as rotary pump operator.