A professional who forms wire screens used for partitions, draining racks, and window guards, using bench loom. Respnsibilities include:

• Reviews specifications to determine quantity, type and size wire required, and obtains wire from storage area.
• Measures and cuts wire to specified lengths, using ruler and wire cutters.
• Inserts ends of warp wires in heddles and positions and secures opposite ends on bench with heavy iron bar.
• Depresses pedal to raise and lower alternate warp wires.
• Slides shoot wire between warp wires and pulls it into position manually.
• Measures position of shoot wire with ruler to ensure specified and even spacing.
• Depresses pedal to reverse warp wires, secure inserted shoot wire, and prepare for next shoot wire.
• Removes finished screen from bench loom and stacks it for pickup.
• May measure diameter of wire, using micrometer, to verify size of wire.
• May operate machine that cuts and crimps wires used in weaving wire screens.
• May trim edges of finished flat wire screens, using power shears.