| Job Title |
Arch-cushion-press Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Steam-heated Conveyor Press That Molds And Vulcanizes
Uncured Sponge Rubber To Form Arch Cushions For Rubber Footwear:
Reads Work Ticket To Determine Number Of Molds And Blanks
Required For Each Style And Size Cushion. Notifies Calender
Operator (rubber Goods; Rubber Tire) Of Stock Thickness And Die
Cutter (any Industry) Of Dies To Use And Amounts Of Blanks
Needed. Selects Required Number Of Molds And Baskets Of Blanks
And Supplies Them To Workers. Starts Conveyor Press And Turns
Valves To Regulate Heat Of Vulcanizing Plates. Turns Handwheel
To Adjust Distance Between Vulcanizing Plates And Molds, Using
Feeler Gauge. Directs Workers Engaged In Positioning Blanks In
Mold Cavities And In Removing Molded Cushions. Observes
Operations And Examines Finished Product For Defects, Such As
Lumps, Pits, And Blisters, And To Determine If Mold Cavities Are
Filled And Rubber Is Completely Vulcanized. Operates Warming
Mill To Prepare Stock For Calendering From Which Blanks Are Cut
For Use In Cushion Press.
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