A professional who tends machines that mix, mold, and bake iron powder and plastic to form spatterless bullets for small arms ammunition. Respnsibilities include:

• Measures, weighs, and pours specified quantities of iron powder, plastic crystals, and solvent into steam-heated mixing machine to coat each particle of iron powder with adhesive plastic.
• Starts machine.
• Observes dials, indicators, and gauges, and turns valves to regulate and maintain prescribed heat and pressure during designated mixing period.
• Opens hatch in mixer bottom to dump dried, coated iron powder onto shaker screen that removes clinkers.
• Signals industrial-truck operator to move cans of sifted powder and to lift them to platform above bullet molding press.
• Scoops powder from can and sifts it through screen to remove oversize particles and to fill hopper of bullet molding machine.
• Starts machine that compresses iron powder in molds to form bullets.
• Examines bullets for malformation and replaces worn punches and dies, using handtools.
• Regulates conveyor speed and electric oven temperature by pressing buttons and switches to bake and cool bullets.
• Measures sample bullets, using dial indicator and fixed gauges.
• Tests samples for hardness, using special device that measures force required to break off bullet nose.
• Rebakes rejected bullets to reduce diameter or increase hardness to meet specifications.