Job Description:

• 1) Cements knife blades into hollow handles by performing any combination of following tasks: Weighs, measures, and mixes specified amounts of powder and water together in automatic beater for specified time.

• 2) Pours cement into drum of centrifugal loading machine, inserts knife handles in perimeter of drum and activates machine to fill handles.

• 3) Places filled handle in tray.

• 4) Inserts tang of blade into cement-filled handle and twists blade to align blade with handle.

• 5) Places assembled knife between spring-loaded holders on vertical endless chain conveyor leading to drying oven or water-curing machine.

• 6) Removes finished pieces from conveyor and examines them for alignment and excess cement.

• 7) Twists blade to realign it with handle, and places rejects in tray.

• 8) Places accepted knives in rack for air drying.

• 9) Cleans cement from knife, using brush and metal pick.

• 10) May pour cement into pneumatic cylinder, connect compressed airhose, place knife handle under cylinder spout, and fill handle by depressing pedal to release cement from cylinder.