AUGER PRESS OPERATOR, MANUAL CONTROL
Skills: Manual Machine Operation, Material Handling, Mechanical Aptitude, Physical stamina, Quality control, Safety Compliance, Troubleshooting
Posted 7 months ago
Job Description:
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- 1) Operates auger-press to press clay products, such as sewer pipe, drainpipe, and flue tile from tempered clay: Installs and adjusts extrusion dies, cores, rings, formers, and cutoff knives according to type of product, using handtools, calipers, and ring gauge.
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- 2) Moves levers to adjust automatic oilers.
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- 3) Starts press that forms, extrudes, and cuts clay to specified shape and length.
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- 4) Measures product for conformance to specifications, using scale and calipers.
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- 5) May move lever to position extruded tile or pipe column for cutting by DIE TRIPPER.
- 6) May direct DIE TRIPPER to change press dies.
- 7) May be designated according to product pressed as Drain-Tile-Press Operator; Flue-Tile-Press Operator; Sewer-Pipe-Press Operator