A professional who forms (treats) storage battery plates for dry charge or wet charge batteries. Respnsibilities include:

• Positions plates on conductor base of forming tank and burns lead strips to lugs of plates.
• Inserts separators between positive and negative plates to form element.
• Places elements in containers and attaches push-on or clamp-type jumpers to connect elements in series.
• Mixes forming acid solution of prescribed specific gravity.
• Drains solution from mixing tank into forming tanks or element containers, using hose.
• Connects posts of units to electrical circuit.
• Adjusts rheostat to regulate current, using ammeter.
• Removes formed plates from acid and places plates in water bath to remove electrolyte.
• Separates positive and negative plates, places plates (in racks, and places racks in driers.
• Dumps forming acid from element containers and refills containers with finishing acid.
• Conveys or trucks elements to final charging line.