A professional who tends punch press that punches center holes in phonograph records or stamper. Responsibilities include:

• Removes stack of records or stampers from conveyor and places them on machine holder.
• Positions record in slot over punch die of machine or centers disk under punch die, using calibrated microscope and starts machine.
• Removes punched record, and simultaneously positions unpunched record in machine or removes and places stamper on sanding spindle for further processing.
• Places punched records in trays.