A professional who tends load-testing machine to test coiled or leaf springs for conformance with load requirements. Respnsibilities include:

• Positions spring on bed of machine.
• Turns hand gauges or positions block gauges to regulate travel of flattening ram.
• Pulls lever to lower ram and compress spring under specified load.
• Measures contraction of spring, using gauges.
• Rejects springs which do not contract specified distance.
• May measure spring dimensions, using micrometers, calipers, protractor, and plug gauges.