Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that glues and drives dowel pins into holes in parts of wooden articles preparatory to assembly: Slides stops on machine to align grooves, through which dowels are fed, with holes in wooden part according to work order.

• 2) Dumps dowel pins into hopper and pours glue into glue reservoir.

• 3) Turns valve to regulate pressure and amount of glue injected into holes to prevent wood from splitting when dowels are driven into holes.

• 4) Positions part against stop and depresses pedal to inject glue and drive dowels into holes.

• 5) Releases pedal and removes wooden part from machine.

• 6) Secures position of dowels in wooden parts with nails or staples, using pneumatic nail gun or stapler.

• 7) May mix glue.