A professional who tends machine that wraps and cements rubberized fabric tape on bead wire used to reinforce airplane deicers. Responsibilities include:

• Loads specified reels of bead wire and rubberized fabric tape on letoff racks, and threads wire and tape through machine.
• Adjusts feed rollers and tension wheels according to specifications, using handtools.
• Pours rubber cement and powdered soapstone in dispensers and starts machine.
• Examines and feels bead wire for loose wrap.
• Cuts bead wire when windup reel is filled, using pliers.