| Job Title |
Press Tender, Pyrotechnics |
| Job Description |
Tends Hydraulic Press That Compresses Powder In Cardboard
Cases For Use As Pyrotechnic (firework) Flares And Signals:
Places Cases In Mold Of Press And Locks Mold. Weighs And Pours
Specified Amounts Of Powder Into Cases. Pulls Lever Or Pushes
Button To Raise Press Bed And Force Ram Into Mold To Compress
Powder In Case. Releases Pressure And Removes Mold. Breaks Open
Molds With Mallet And Removes Containers. May Add Specified
Quantities Of Explosive Powder To Form Igniting Charge. May Be
Designated According To Type Of Pyrotechnic Loaded As Press
Tender, Incendiary Grenade (chemical); Press Tender, Smoke
Signal (chemical); Press Tender, Star Signal (chemical).
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