A professional who tends nailing, slugging, stapling, or tacking machine that attaches shoe parts, such as heel, insole, and shank to partially assembled shoes. Responsibilities include:

• Aligns parts on bed of machine, or positions them under machine head.
• Depresses pedal that lowers holding device, or holds parts against guide.
• Depresses pedal or lever that drives fasteners into parts.
• Fills hopper of nailing or tacking machine, or replaces wire spool on spindle of slugging or stapling machine.
• May brush cement onto parts prior to joining.
• May be designated according to part joined as machine heeler; insole tacker; ornament stapler; top-lift nailer.
• May be designated: bow stapler; buckle stapler; fiber-heel-piece shaper; gore stapler; heel-seat filler; heel-seat-flap stapler; nail welter; outsole tacker; platform stapler; rand tacker; shank stapler; welt sole stapler; toe stapler.