Job Description:

• 1) Sets up battery of machines that anneal sidewalls of metal cartridge and shell cases preparatory to further processing: Lights gas burners and turns valves to regulate flow of gas and coolant water.

• 2) Starts conveyors and dial feeder plates, and turns setscrews in burner nozzles to direct flames which anneal specific area of cartridge case.

• 3) Replaces worn dial-feed, burner and conveyor parts, using handtools.

• 4) Instructs new workers in machine operation.

• 5) Observes color and area of dullness of annealed cases to determine flame temperature and coverage of cases.

• 6) Crushes random samples between fingers to determine degree of annealing attained.

• 7) May test cases for hardness and examine cases to determine grain size of metal, using microscope.