Job Description:

• 1) Tends machines that wrap dry cells in plasticized material and insert and seal cells in paper tubes or metal sleeves, using any of following methods: Installs roll of plastic film in wrapping machine equipped with sealing unit.

• 2) Threads plastic film through feeding device to wrapping mechanism.

• 3) Starts machine and feeds cells to machine.

• 4) Tends tubing machine, fed by turntables, that inserts metal bottom and dry cell into paper tube and crimps tube over bottom.

• 5) Tends sleeving machine, fed by turntable, that inserts tubed cell in metal sleeve and positions and crimps metal cap on sleeve.

• 6) Inspects units for faulty crimping or sealing.

• 7) Observes machine for malfunctions and makes adjustments, such as retiming machine, using handtools.

• 8) May be designated according to machine tended as Sleeve-Machine Tender; Tubing-Machine Tender; Wrapping-Machine Tender.