A professional who tends power press that cuts, punches, or stamps various size articles from sheets or blocks of materials. Respnsibilities include:

• Bolts or clamps specified die to machine.
• Positions or clamps sheet or block of material on machine bed or in holding fixture to obtain maximum cuts from each sheet.
• Starts machine and depresses pedal or moves lever that rotates or forces cutting die through sheet or block to obtain article of specified size and shape.
• May tend machine that automatically feeds and positions material under die for cutting.
• May examine parts for defects, visually or using measuring gauges, and discards parts not meeting specifications.
• May be designated according to type of machine tended as blanking-machine operator; punch-press operator iv; stamping-press operator.