Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that cuts strands of smokeless powder into grains of designated size to produce explosives having uniform ballistic properties: Changes gear ratio of machine-feed mechanism to cut grains to specified size.

• 2) Feeds flexible strands of colloidal powder through guide holes into cutter.

• 3) Starts flow of liquid coolant, such as alcohol or water, playing on cutting area to prevent outbreak of fire.

• 4) Empties fiber containers of cut powder into cart.