A professional who tends machine that cements lengths of rubber hose together to form dual hose for use in oxyacetylene torches. Responsibilities include:

• Pours rubber cement into machine dispenser and turns valve to regulate flow of cement.
• Adjusts buffing wheel that smooths sides of hose to be joined.
• Verifies diameter of hose, using gauge.
• Threads hose through feed rollers and starts machine.
• Examines dual hose to ensure that joint is cemented evenly.
• Ties identification tag on hose.
• May tend machine that prints brand on hose.