Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that applies layers of vulcanized rubber onto metal rollers to fabricate or recondition rubber rollers used in industrial machines: Reviews work order to identify type of roller to be covered and type, color, and thickness of vulcanized rubber to be applied onto metal roller.

• 2) Measures metal roller, using tape measure, to verify dimensions with work order.

• 3) Transports and mounts roller between holding devices of roller building machine, by hand or using overhead crane, working as team member.

• 4) Carries, mounts, and loads roll of vulcanized rubber stock onto feed mechanism of machine.

• 5) Depresses floor pedals to start feed mechanism and to start building machine that applies layers of vulcanized rubber around metal roller.

• 6) Observes application of rubber around roller to detect air bubbles.

• 7) Releases floor pedals to stop application of rubber, punctures air bubbles using knife, and applies pieces of rubber to airholes to seal holes.

• 8) Measures thickness of rubber application, using calipers.

• 9) Cuts rubber between roller and feed mechanism, using hot knife, and seals seam to roller, using stitching wheel.

• 10) Trims rubber that laps over edges of roller, using knife.