Wad-Printing-Machine Operator Job Description:

Tends automatic machines that print identifying data on top wad used in shotgun shells: Fills ink reservoir. Selects printing rollers or die set according to work order and installs them in machine, using handtools. Scoops blank wads from supply trough onto grooved board and shakes board to arrange wads in grooves. Tilts board and slides stacks of wads from grooves into feed tubes. Sets feed tube in machine or fills hopper with blank wads, using scoop. Starts machine and examines wads for clarity of printing. Cleans type, using brush and solvent, or replaces worn dies to obtain clear impression. Weighs containers of printed wads and records amount of each type printed. Loads feed tubes with printed wads, using shaker board, for use in shell-loading machines.