Job Description:

• 1) Tends takeup machine that presses asbestos cloth, tape, rope, or brake lining to uniform thickness and even finish: Places roll of asbestos material on brackets of machine and threads material through feed rollers, calender rolls, and around takeup roll.

• 2) Turns handwheel or air valve to regulate pressure on calender rolls according to material being pressed.

• 3) Adjusts thermostat to set specified temperature for rollers.

• 4) Starts machine and guides material into feed rollers.

• 5) Measures thickness and width of material, using micrometer and tape measure, and adjusts pressure on rollers so thickness and width of material will conform to specifications.

• 6) Observes recording control chart and adjusts coolant valves to control temperature of rollers.

• 7) Removes rolls of material from takeup roll.

• 8) Records width, yardage, and type of material pressed on work ticket and attaches ticket to roll of material.

• 9) May examine asbestos material for defects and mend defects, using darning needle.

• 10) May change rollers, using hoist and handtools.

• 11) May tend machine that presses wire mesh and asbestos to uniform thickness.