A professional who tends marking machine that stamps lines on upper shoe parts to serve as guides for subsequent operations. Responsibilities include:

• Selects machine guide and top plates according to work ticket.
• Positions and attaches guide and top plates on machine.
• Aligns shoe part in guide plate on machine bed.
• Depresses pedal that lowers machine head or pulls machine head down to mark lines on part.
• May mark vamp to indicate where vamp and tip should be joined and be designated vamp marker.