Band photographer job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Band photographer in details. A complete job description concludes Band photographer key duties/responsibilities, Band photographer job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Band photographer duties:

1. Start up and shut down all conveying equipment
2. Perform a weekly PM on equipment
3. Locate a list of items in their parts book, find items in the parts room and fill out a requisition form.
4. Report downtime accurately
5. Use work order system or follow written maintenance procedures apply standard operating procedures.
6. Perform all minor maintenance on inspection equipment
7. Perform basic mechanical troubleshooting on the equipment
8. Perform basic electrical troubleshooting on the equipment
9. Shooting/editing/writing breaking and general news stories
10. Pitch a new lead story idea every day
11. Turn 1-3 Stories in an 8 hour work day

II. List of Band photographer qualifications

1. High School diploma
2. Ability to identify and locate basic machine components (including fasteners and fittings)
3. Ability to explain function of basic machine components
4. Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and to perform machine setups
5. Ability to recondition the specified minor machine components without supervision
6. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals and apply in your work
7. Ability to effectively participate with a specified improvement team or project
8. Knowledge of the sequence of operation of production equipment
9. Basic knowledge of the machine systems
10. Proper use of each tool on the required tool list
11. Proper use of measuring equipment as per tool list
12. Proper use of basic shop equipment (drill press, horizontal/vertical band saw, bench grinder, cut off saw, etc.), photo electric cells, keys, keyways, filters, bolt grades, thread sizes and lubrication.
13. Understand and have working knowledge of pumps, motors, accumulators, solenoid valves, proportional valves, temperature sensors, vacuum pumps, gearboxes, and mechanically actuated pneumatic valves.
14. Understand and have working knowledge of sprockets, chains, gears, bearings, cams, cam followers, shafts, bushings, cylinders, mechanical limit switches, photo electric cells, keys, keyways, filters, bolt grades, thread sizes and lubrication
15. Experience with the following machines being a plus: Beumer Palletizer, Form, Fill & Seal (FFS) machine and/or Wrappers

• Knowledge and ability to establish and maintain safe work practices

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.