A professional who tends one or more machines that lay (twist) fiber strands or twine into rope and wind rope onto reels. Responsibilities include:

• Selects and mounts reels of ready (strands) or twine on machine according to rope size specified, using hoist.
• Threads strands or twine from reels through guides to twisting mechanism, and splices strands or twine to lead rope attached to reel.
• Starts machine and monitors operation to detect defective laying or winding of rope.
• Stops machine when counter shows specified length is wound.
• Cuts rope with knife and binds coil with cord to prevent unwinding.
• Hammers pin from end of reel and pulls it from coil.
• May weigh coils.
• May install gears and tubes to produce specified types and sizes of rope, using handtools.
• May burn or cut rough spots from rope, using soldering iron or scissors.
• May tend machine that forms and twists fiber strands into rope.