Job Description:

• 1) Tends equipment that compounds ingredients into chemical solutions used as adhesive or conductive coatings for electron tubes: Weighs and measures specified type and quantity of liquid and powdered ingredients.

• 2) Pours, dumps, or pumps ingredients into mixing equipment.

• 3) Starts equipment that compounds chemical ingredients and deionized water into chemical solutions, such as frit or conductive graphite.

• 4) Tests mixture for conformance to prescribed standards, using testing devices, such as pH meter, resistivity meter, titration apparatus, colorimeter, thermometer, and viscometer.

• 5) Pours compounded product into containers for application to tube seams, funnel, or ceramic parts by other workers.