Job Description:

• 1) Inspects each phase of processing in manufacture of hardboard, insulation board, and acoustical tile to ensure conformity to specifications: Weighs samples of wet and dry chips, pulp, and board; and calculates moisture content.

• 2) Tests tensile strength of products, using breakage tester.

• 3) Examines boards for oil spots, scratches, scuffs, broken flanges, and lug marks.

• 4) Compares acoustical tile with template for location of drilled holes and cleanness of cut.

• 5) Measures sample boards, using tape and square frame.

• 6) Examines flanges for depth and sharpness of cut, using measuring device.

• 7) Tags and records offgrade products.

• 8) May conduct titration tests to determine acidity of pulp.