Job Description:

• 1) Tends continuous oxide mill and auxiliary equipment that converts pig lead into lead oxide used in manufacture of storage battery paste: Ignites furnace burner and loads pig lead into kettle that automatically melts lead and pours molten lead into machine that shapes lead into balls and discharges balls into storage bin.

• 2) Rakes specified number of lead balls into mill that converts lead balls into lead oxide powder.

• 3) Observes temperature and weight gauges, and turns valve to add coolant to mill as needed.

• 4) Opens chute to release powder into barrel when milling is completed.

• 5) Weighs and tests powder to determine percentage of oxidation, using reagents, gram scale, and other testing equipment.

• 6) Reprocesses powder not meeting specifications.

• 7) Records test results and amount of lead oxide powder milled.