Job Description:

• 1) Makes bombs, fountains, colored lights, and set pieces for use as fireworks, following blueprints or pictures: Weighs, mixes, and sifts powder ingredients, according to formula, to produce various color and noise effects.

• 2) Ignites portion of mixed ingredients to determine whether color meets specifications.

• 3) Rams and pounds powder into casings or tubes, using wooden rods and mallet.

• 4) Inspects fireworks for faulty wrapping or other defects and tests for sound by firing samples.

• 5) Assembles and fastens together fireworks to form figures and scenes, using wire, cardboard, and handtools.

• 6) May use previously prepared chemicals.