Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that forms plates of built-up mica: Turns knob on control panel to set oven temperatures according to specifications.

• 2) Dumps mica splittings into machine hopper and fills supply tanks with binding solution.

• 3) Starts machine that distributes mica splittings on conveyor, sprays splittings with binding solution, and dries continuous sheet of mica.

• 4) Examines mica plates at discharge end of machine to detect variations in thickness.

• 5) Cuts mica sheets into plates of specified length, using cutter attached to table.

• 6) Moves controls on hopper to regulate flow of splittings according to thickness of mica plates.

• 7) Adjusts oven controls to regulate temperature.

• 8) Notifies supervisor of machine malfunctions.