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A professional who tends crocheting machine that covers metal rings used as window-shade pulls. Responsibilities include:
* Fills magazine with metal rings.
* Oils machine and threads crocheting needle.
* Starts machine with hand clutch and observes operation to detect malfunctions.
* Clips thread and ties ends as rings are covered.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that cuts binding wires between successive wirebound box blanks, forms loops in wire ends, and drives wire tips into wood.
* Starts machine and observes boxes to detect uncut wire.
* Removes boxes from machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends wood-web weaving machine that binds together wood slats to form indoor or porch shades. Responsibilities include:
* Spreads bundle of wood slats on machine bed.
* Starts machine and feeds slats into machine jaw which grips and pulls slats over and under warp threads.
* Stops machine to tie broken warp ends.
* Positions shade on stapling machine carriage and depresses pedal to staple molding and splints on top and bottom of shade.
* May tend machine that binds together plastic slats with decorative yarn to form window blinds and be designated woven-blind-loom tender.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends power press that cuts excess scoops (links) from slide fastener chains to shorten them to specified length. Responsibilities include:
* Measures chain against machine-mounted ruler to determine number of scoops to remove.
* Positions stringer under die of press and presses pedal to operate cutter.
* Rubs cut scoops against edge of press to remove them from tape.
* Examines zippers for broken or missing scoops and discards defective zippers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends battery of automatic machines that cut and form metal slide fastener scoops (links) from wire and crimp them onto beaded edge of tape to form side of zipper (stringer). Responsibilities include:
* Positions box of beaded tape behind each machine and mounts coil of wire on roller.
* Threads tape and wire through guides and automatic feeder mechanism and into forming dies.
* Starts machines, and observes operation to detect malfunctioning, such as jamming.
* Measures scoops to verify specified dimensions, such as width, spacing, and height of lug, using micrometer.
* Turns setscrews to adjust die jaws for height of lug and depth of cup on scoops, using wrenches.
* May examine finished product for imperfections, such as malformed or rough-cut scoops, using eye loupe.
* May tend automatic machine that attaches preformed scoops to tape.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that automatically assembles components to form modules used in keyboards of electronic computer equipment. Responsibilities include:
* Observes machine operations to detect defective parts and to ensure continuous movement of parts, subassemblies, and final assemblies along feed tracks.
* Removes defective parts from feed tracks and repositions disoriented parts, using pick.
* Pries jammed parts from track, using pick, or replenishes supply of parts in feeder bowl to remedy machine stoppage.
* Packs completed assemblies into containers.
* Notifies mechanic when machine malfunctions repeatedly occur.
* Periodically cleans feed tracks, machine surface, and work area, using handbrush, broom, airhose, or vacuum cleaner.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends automatic machine that forms disposable diapers. Responsibilities include:
* Threads rolls of woodpulp, plastic backing, and nonwoven fabric facing in specified sequence through guides of machine.
* Fills glue reservoir and fragrance receptacle, and loads diaper tape tabs into dispensing bins.
* Flips switch to start machine that automatically crushes woodpulp into fiber; sprays fiber to impart fragrance; applies glue to join layers of diapers into continuous strip; affixes tape tabs to strip at designated intervals; applies glue to shape form-fit diapers; cuts strip into individual diapers; and folds diapers in half for packing.
* Observes operation of machine and examines diapers to detect machine malfunctions.
* Turns knobs or screws to make minor adjustments to sections of machine, such as rollers, cutting blades, and folding device, using handtools.
* Notifies maintenance personnel when welding or parts replacement is required.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends laminating machine that automatically bonds assembled layers of laminating materials and printed circuit board (pcb) panels to form multilayer pcb panels. Responsibilities include:
* Reads instruction sheet to determine specified materials and laminating procedures.
* Assembles inner and outer layers of pcb panels and laminating materials over guide pins of holding fixture.
* Places assembled boards on bay (shelf) of machine.
* Turns controls to set time, pressure, and temperature of laminating machine according to specifications.
* Starts laminating machine that applies pressure and heat to bond materials and form multilayer pcb panels.
* Monitors machine operation and adjusts machine controls to maintain specified temperature and pressure.
* May compute pressure level for laminating machine.
* May heat materials in oven to remove moisture or condition materials prior to laminating process.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machines that mold nonwoven carpet used in automobiles. Responsibilities include:
* Places carpet blank (precut section of nonwoven carpet) into oven that heats carpet to prepare carpet for molding.
* Sprays insides of stationary mold with silicone fluid, using pump sprayer, to prevent sticking.
* Places jute backing over steel pins in stationary mold.
* Removes heated carpet from oven, smooths carpet over mold, and secures carpet over jute on stationary mold.
* Observes carpet to detect defects, such as wrinkling and drawn edges, that indicate overheating of carpet.
* Turns dial on oven to adjust heating cycle.
* Presses button to lower upper mold onto stationary mold to press, cool, shape, and bond carpet and jute backing to fit sections of automobile.
* Removes carpet from mold and places carpet on trim buck.
* Presses button to lower holding device that secures carpet in position for trimming.
* Trims carpet along trim line, using utility knife.
* Hammers carpet, using mallet, to remove knockout sections on trim buck.
* Sprays adhesive onto bottom of exposed carpet to reattach loose jute, using spray can.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that laminates and trims vinyl from aluminum track used in drafting machines. Responsibilities include:
* Loads spool of vinyl onto laminating machine wheel, starts machine, and feeds track into machine that automatically laminates vinyl onto track and trims vinyl.
* Monitors track conveyance and visually examines track to detect lamination and trimming flaws, such as excess vinyl, air bubbles, and oil or adhesive accumulation on edge of track.
* Smooths air bubbles from lamination and trims excess vinyl, using handtools.
* Cleans excess oil and adhesive from edge of track, using rag and brush.
* Rejects defective track.
* May cut vinyl at joint to separate track sections, using knife or saw.
Industry:Professional careers
