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mill helper
A professional who mixes specified ingredients with molten lead, pours lead into molds, and cuts lead slabs to specified dimensions. Respnsibilities include:
- Charges kettle with materials for melting, using shovel.
- Guides crane-supported mixer into kettle, and mixes contents in kettle.
- Opens valve permitting molten metal to flow into mold to form slab.
- Skims surface of bath to remove impurities, using skimming board.
- Marks cutting lines on lead sheet, using chalk, steel square, and tape measure, after rolling-mill operator has rolled slabs into sheets of specified thickness.
- Guides power-driven knife along chalklines to cut sheets to specified size.
- Cuts smaller sheets, using portable electric saw or slitting machine.
- May melt solidified metal in outlet pipes, using gas torch.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s): lead-sheet_cutter
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- Industry/Domain: Professional careers
- Category: Occupational titles
- Company: U.S. DOL
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