| Job Title |
Forming-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Automatic Glass Forming Machines That
Either Press, Blow, Or Spin Gobs (lumps) Of Molten Glass In
Molds To Form Bottles, Containers, Cathode Ray Tubes, And Other
Glass Products: Adjusts Shears To Cut Or Plungers To Force Gobs
From Forehearth, Using Handtools. Installs And Adjusts Feeder
Tubes Leading From Forehearth To Molds To Deliver Gob To Mold,
Using Wrenches. Mounts And Bolts Blanking Molds And Final Molds
To Hanger Arms On Machine, Or Bolts Molder To Spinner Plates,
Using Handtools. Installs And Aligns Neck Rings And Press
Plungers To Blanking Molds, Using Wrenches, To Form Neck And
Mouths Of Product. Couples Air Lines To Molds And Coolant Lines
To Mold Jacket To Regulate Solidification Of Formed Glass.
Couples Gas Lines To Burners Under Molds To Maintain Plasticity
Of Glass During Forming. Adjusts Trip Buttons On Timer Drum To
Set Gob Feeding, Blank Molding, Final Molding, And Product
Discharging Sequence. Turns Controls To Regulate Air Pressure,
Gas Pressure, Glass Temperatures, And Coolant Flow. Observes
Machine Operation To Maintain Sequences And Air And Fluid
Volumes, Using Knowledge Of Machine Operation And Product
Specifications. Frequently Swabs Molds With Graphite Solution To
Prevent Glass From Sticking To Mold, Using Swab Or Spray Gun.
Periodically, Visually Examines Product For Surface Defects That
Indicate Damaged Or Scored Molds And Measures Shape, Size, And
Weight Of Product, Using Fixed Gauges And Scales To Determine If
Air Pressure, Solidification Rate, And Gob Size Are Correct. May
Regulate Annealing Lehrs To Cool Glass Product. May Be
Designated By Product Formed As Bottle-machine Operator (glass
Mfg.). May Be Called Mold-press Operator (glass Mfg.) If
Operating Press-and-blow Machine With Indexing Turntable.
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