| Job Title |
Shot-peening Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Shot-peening Equipment To Shallow Form
And Improve Stress Tolerance Of Flight Vehicle Metal Surfaces,
According To Specifications: Reads And Interprets Blueprints,
Sketches, Work Orders, And Other Documentation To Determine
Layout Of Specific Areas To Be Shot-peened, Sequence Of
Operations, And Finish Specifications. Lays Out And Marks Areas
To Be Shot-peened On Test Specimen Or Part, Using Measuring And
Marking Instruments, Or Fits Template Over Part, Scribes
Pattern, And Peels Away Masking Compound To Expose Areas To Be
Treated. Mounts Part On Jig, Rotary Table, Or In Shot-peening
Cabinet. Fills Hopper With Specific Size And Type Shot. Sets Up,
Operates, And Adjusts Shot-peening Equipment To Achieve
Specified Contour On Test Specimen Or Part. Measures And Checks
Test Specimen Or Part To Verify Conformance To Specifications
And To Determine Required Equipment Adjustments, Using Measuring
Instruments, Templates, And Fixtures. Records Data On Equipment
Settings And Adjustments, Such As Feed Rate, Nozzle Angles And
Oscillation, Number And Size Of Nozzles Required, Shot Size, And
Air Or Vacuum Pressure Settings, To Be Used For Subsequent
Operation And To Develop Numerical Control Programming Data.
Loads Control Media, Such As Computer Tape, In Control Console
Of Equipment, Or Enters Commands To Retrieve Control
Instructions From Computer Data Base To Operate Equipment
Automatically. Observes Operation Of Equipment To Detect
Malfunctions. Peels Masking Material From Completed Part, And
Cleans Part With Solutions To Remove Adhering Scale And
Particles.
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