A professional who tends machine that automatically weaves wire and cord or burlap to provide firmness between padding and coil springs of mattresses and upholstered furniture. Responsibilities include:

• Mounts roll of burlap on machine rack and threads end between machine rollers.
• Places cone of wire and spools of twisted paper cord on reels, and inserts wire and cord ends into machine.
• Starts machine that automatically makes mats.
• Spreads emerging fabric over table and cuts fabric into mats of specified length, using cutting pliers.