- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who tends battery of combination lasting and molding machines that mold rubber or plastic outsoles onto fabric, leather, or plastic uppers to make shoes. Responsibilities include:
* Positions upper over last with heel centered and even margin of upper around last sole, pulls string in hem tight around sole of last, and ties knot to keep it from slipping.
* Stretches and hooks upper over pins protruding from heel and instep of last, using claw-tipped end of lasting tool, to hold upper in place during molding.
* Pulls lever to turn last upper to face mold and raise shoe with newly molded sole for stripping.
* Places uncured rubber blank in mold, depresses pedal to lower last and close sides of mold, and sets automatic timing device for specified curing time.
* Strips molded shoe from last and examines sole for discoloration or softness indicative of overcuring or insufficient curing.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends battery of combination lasting and molding machines that mold rubber or plastic outsoles onto fabric, leather, or plastic uppers to make shoes. Responsibilities include:
* Positions upper over last with heel centered and even margin of upper around last sole, pulls string in hem tight around sole of last, and ties knot to keep it from slipping.
* Stretches and hooks upper over pins protruding from heel and instep of last, using claw-tipped end of lasting tool, to hold upper in place during molding.
* Pulls lever to turn last upper to face mold and raise shoe with newly molded sole for stripping.
* Places uncured rubber blank in mold, depresses pedal to lower last and close sides of mold, and sets automatic timing device for specified curing time.
* Strips molded shoe from last and examines sole for discoloration or softness indicative of overcuring or insufficient curing.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends tack-pulling machine that removes temporary holding tacks from lasted shoes.
* Pushes lever to start machine.
* Holds and moves lasted shoe under revolving arm or machine jaws that pull tacks from last and insole or upper.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends tack-pulling machine that removes temporary holding tacks from lasted shoes.
* Pushes lever to start machine.
* Holds and moves lasted shoe under revolving arm or machine jaws that pull tacks from last and insole or upper.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that tapes edges of precut material, such as parchment or fabric, on wire frame to form lampshades. Responsibilities include:
* Inserts spool of binding tape on machine spindle and draws tape through machine guides and folding attachment.
* Depresses pedal to raise holding device and positions edge of material and wire frame in groove of machine bed under pressing head.
* Releases pedal to lower and lock holding device.
* Starts machine that presses tape over edges of material and wire frame.
* Removes lampshade from machine and trims excess tape from shade, using scissors.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends multiarmed machine that bevels, burnishes, and perforates edge of toe tip to trim, finish, and decorate edge. Responsibilities include:
* Selects perforating punch according to work ticket and locks punch in perforating mechanism.
* Turns setscrew to adjust angle of beveling blade.
* Turns dial to regulate temperature of burnishing iron.
* Positions toe tip on end of rotating machine arm.
* Depresses pedal to rotate arm that moves tip past beveling blade, perforating mechanism, and automatic unloader.
* Reloads arms that have completed cycle.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends buffing machine that removes rubber from tire body to prepare tire for retreading. Responsibilities include:
* Positions tire on holder of machine.
* Places metal plate against tire and turns bolt to hold plate in place, using wrench.
* Inflates tire with air.
* Starts tire rotating and pushes lever that moves tire against abrasive wheel that cuts tread from tire.
* Turns dial to position buffing wheel against tire.
* Measures tire to determine size of retreading mold, using tapeline.
* May apply cement to tire to be retreaded, using brush.
* May inspect tire casings prior to buffing.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends toe-forming machine that draws leather upper over last to form toe of shoe. Responsibilities include:
* Places shoes on steaming rack to soften leather.
* Selects and clamps specified wiper plates in machine and adjusts plates and shoe holding device to fit size and style of shoe.
* Positions shoe in holding device.
* Depresses pedal to cause wiper plates to move forward against toe and slide downward, drawing upper over last to form toe.
* May insert steel toe cap between layers of leather in upper to form safety shoe box toe.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends lasting machine that presses toe section of upper edges onto insole and shapes toe section on last. Responsibilities include:
* Clamps specified wipers on machine head and adjusts wiper pressure.
* Positions toe of last on machine toe plate.
* Depresses pedal that causes wipers to press edges of upper onto insole for subsequent stitching.
* Nails anchor tacks in sides of shank and repeats wiper cycle to pull toe wire against toe and anchor it to tacks, to retain shape of toe section until stitched.
* May press precemented edges onto insole.
* May place upper in steamer to soften leather prior to lasting.
* May insert steel toe cap between leather layers to form safety shoe box toe.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that trims edges of shoe parts, such as heels, outsoles, or uppers to remove excess material. Responsibilities include:
* Turns knobs or setscrews to adjust guides and cutting blade as specified.
* Holds part against machine guide and presses it against cutter to be trimmed.
* May depress pedal that raises guide plate to move part into cutter.
* May be designated according to area or part of shoe trimmed as heel-seat trimmer; heel trimmer i; top-lift trimmer; top trimmer i.
* May be designated: apron trimmer; boot trimmer; cut-out worker; rolled-seat trimmer; seat trimmer; upper trimmer.
* Important variables may be indicated by trade names of machines used.
Industry:Professional careers
