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Job Title: Laborer, General
Laborer, General Job Description:
Performs any combination of tasks to aid other workers in production of nonferrous metal products: Transfers boxes of metal scrap from work areas to storage areas, using handtruck, and records quantity and type of scrap transferred. Dumps scrap metal into crusher that reduces bulk of metal. Shovels metal scrap onto furnace conveyor to dry scrap preparatory to melting. Dumps paste oil or fat into drum, adds water, and mixes solution, using steam hose, to prepare lubricant used in drawing tubes and rods. Examines metal products for defects, such as dents, cracks, and scratches. Taps dents from products, using mallet. Feeds metal castings into automatic finishing machine that performs operations, such as reaming, stamping, and cleaning. Scrapes carbon, dirt, and metal particles from interior surface of casting molds. May be known according to specific duties performed as Chip-Crusher Operator (nonfer. metal); Chip Drier (nonfer. metal); Inspector (nonfer. metal) Ii; General Scrap Worker (nonfer. metal); Soap Worker (nonfer. metal).
Casting-Operator Helper
Assists Casting Operator (nonfer. metal) in casting aluminum alloys into ingots: Places distributing...
Rod-Puller And Coiler
Tends coiling device that coils hot rod, wire, or tubing from extrusion press or rolling mill: Adjus...
Caster
Operates gas-fired furnace to melt nonferrous metal, such as aluminum, magnesium, and zinc, and pour...
Piercing-Machine Operator
Sets up and operates piercing machine to shape metal tubes from billets or enlarge inside diameter o...
Utility Worker, Extrusion
Performs any combination of following tasks to insulate electric cable: Moves rubber strips from rub...
Assists Casting Operator (nonfer. metal) in casting aluminum alloys into ingots: Places distributing...
Rod-Puller And Coiler
Tends coiling device that coils hot rod, wire, or tubing from extrusion press or rolling mill: Adjus...
Caster
Operates gas-fired furnace to melt nonferrous metal, such as aluminum, magnesium, and zinc, and pour...
Piercing-Machine Operator
Sets up and operates piercing machine to shape metal tubes from billets or enlarge inside diameter o...
Utility Worker, Extrusion
Performs any combination of following tasks to insulate electric cable: Moves rubber strips from rub...




