Job Description:

• 1) Assembles precut staves and metal bands to form hogshead shells: Places staves in cradle of circular frame until lower portion of hogshead is formed.

• 2) Inserts liner ring to support staves and places staves over ring to complete hogshead shell.

• 3) Pulls lever to tighten frame bands around staves and hammers stave ends even.

• 4) Braces open ends of hogshead shell with wooden boards and positions metal hoops around both ends of shell.

• 5) Tightens hoop, using hoop puller, and nails hoops to staves.

• 6) Releases levers, removes braces, and rolls shell to succeeding station.

• 7) Works as member of team to assemble hogshead shells.

• 8) May assemble and nail together precut boards or nail shaped parts to shell to form bottom of hogshead.