| Job Title |
Brake Operator I |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Power Brake To Bend, Notch, Punch, Form
Rolls, Arc, Or Straighten Metal Plates Or Sheet Metal And
Structural Shapes To Blueprint Or Sketch Specifications:
Selects, Positions, And Aligns Dies In Machine Ram And Bed,
Using Shims, Rule, Square, Or Templates. Turns Setscrews Or
Bolts To Fasten Clamp Bar That Holds Dies In Position. Turns
Adjustment Screws To Set Specified Pressure Of Ram And Clearance
Between Dies To Thickness Of Metal, As Indicated By Calibrated
Scale Or Feelers. Lays Out Or Details Layout On Work Stock From
Blueprints Or Templates. Positions Workpiece Manually Or With
Crane, To Align Layout Marks To Dies. Starts Machine To Lower
Ram Or Depresses Pedal To Activate Ram That Bends Or Cuts Metal.
Sets Stops On Machine Bed And Repositions Stock To Run
Successive Pieces, Or To Perform Multiple Operations. Verifies
Dimensions Of Workpiece, Using Template Or Scale. May Preheat
Metal In Furnace Or By Using Oxyacetylene Torch. May Grind Laps
Or Burrs From Edges Of Workpiece, Using Portable Grinder. May
Devise And Build Temporary Dies. May Operate Apron Brake Which
Bends Metal By Forcing Metal Between Movable Apron And
Horizontal Bending Bar. May Be Designated According To Type
Material Processed As Brake Operator, Sheet Metal (any Industry)
I; Or According To Special Operations Required To Process Thick
Metal As Brake Operator, Heavy Duty (any Industry).
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