A professional who tends machine that inserts wicks in openings of molded candles. Responsibilities include:

• Threads wick from spool through inserting sleeve and turns hand screws to adjust wick cutter and control motion of ram that compresses wick at bottom of candle.
• Places candles in holders on turntable and starts machine.
• Examines finished candles for surface defects and loose wicks and packs them in cartons.
• May cut and insert wicks by hand.