A professional who assists hoop maker, machine to make hoops, performing any combination of following duties. Respnsibilities include:

• Moves rollers, punches, mandrels, and shear plates and tightens nuts holding them in position.
• Threads end of strap steel through rollers.
• Fills rivet box of machine with rivets.
• Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
• May be designated according to specific machine operator assisted as hoop-flaring-machine-operator helper; hoop-punch-and-coiler-operator helper; hoop-riveting-machine-operator helper.