A professional who tends punch press machine that punches holes in hardboard panels to make pegboard panels. Responsibilities include:

• Reads work schedule to ascertain production information, such as size, type, and quantity of panels to be processed.
• Adjusts panel guides on machine table, according to production information, using handtools.
• Presses buttons to start machine, pulls panels from stack, aligns panels against guides on machine table, and pushes panels against feed rollers of machine.
• Measures first panel of each stack of hardboards to verify specified measurements, and feels edges of holes in pegboard panels to determine sharpness of punch press.
• Observes machine operation to detect malfunction of machine parts and notifies supervisor when punch dies need changing or machine malfunctions occur.
• Lubricates specified sections of machine, using grease gun and oilcan.
• Bands stacks of pegboards for storage, using steel banding ribbons, clips, and strapping tool.