| Job Title |
Loading-unit Operator |
| Job Description |
Tends Machines That Load Small Arms Cartridge Cases With
Powder And Bullets And Crimps Cases, Working As Member Of Team:
Places Powder Dispensing Plate In Machine Fixture And Pushes
Lever That Moves Plate Under Machine Hopper To Fill Holes In
Plate With Powder And Return It Automatically. Clamps Plate Of
Cartridge Cases Over Powder Plate And Turns Over Assembly To
Dump Powder Into Cases. Taps Dispensing Plate With Mallet To
Dislodge Powder Residue And Removes Plate. Measures
Powder-filled Cases, Using Special Gauge, To Verify Cases Are
Filled. Positions Plate Of Bullets Over Plate Of Cartridge Cases
And Pulls Bottom Slide In Bullet Plate To Drop Bullets Into
Cases. Positions Cartridge Plate On Press And Pushes Lever To
Lower Punches That Seat Bullets To Specified Depth In Cartridge
Cases. Places Plate Of Cartridges On Press Bed And Pushes Lever
To Lower Crimping Block That Crimps Cartridge Cases Around
Bullets. Removes Plate From Press And Examines Cartridges For
Defects, Such As Dented Points, Scratches, And Loose Bullets.
Measures Samples With Fixed Gauges To Verify Conformance To
Specifications. May Be Designated According To Machine Unit
Tended As Loading-unit Operator, Crimping (ordnance);
Loading-unit Operator, Powder Charging (ordnance); Loading-unit
Operator, Seating (ordnance).
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