A professional who operates multiple-station machine to automatically charge and tamp subigniter, igniter, and tracer powder in bullet jackets to form tracer bullets for military rifle ammunition. Responsibilities include:

• Starts machine and watches tracks and stations for malfunctioning and jams.
• Clears jammed dies, funnels, and bullets, using fingers or wire hook.
• Observes dies at assembly station and inserts jackets by hand in dies missed at hopper tube, seating them with hammer.
• Turns setscrews and stopnuts, using handtools, to adjust width of track rails, height of scraper regulating amount of powder scooped, stroke of tamping punch, and timing of die-turning fingers.
• Replaces worn and damaged punches, dies, knock-out pins, and fingers.
• Weighs powder samples from each charging station on grain scale and adjusts height of scraper or changes size of scoop to regulate load.
• Measures depth of charge in bullet with dial indicator for firmness of pack.
• Empties carrier pouches of powder into reservoir bags at charging stations to replenish supply.
• Cleans machine, using airhose and steam wand, and washes powder dust from floor with water hose.