A professional who feeds components, such as barrels, caps, cartridges, and nibs into and removes assembled pens and pencils from automatic assembly machine. Responsibilities include:

• Places components in predetermined sequence on revolving spindles or dumps components into hoppers.
• Lifts assembled pens or pencils from machine spindles and inspects for loose components.
• Places inspected units on conveyor.
• May be designated according to component or station as assembly-machine feeder; assembly-machine offbearer; cartridge feeder.