A professional who tends rewinder and identifies and cuts out defective sections of tape to salvage rejected rolls of paper tape. Responsibilities include:

• Places rubber belt on machine pullup to obtain desired speed ratio.
• Secures tape roll onto spindle and threads end of tape around takeup roll.
• Starts machine and observes tape winding onto roll, using knee and foot controls to regulate winding speed.
• Inspects tape for dry spots, excessive glue, creases, and holes.
• Cuts out defective areas, using scissors.
• Presses flat metal bars to each side of rough tape sections to smooth tape surface.
• Throws defective tape sections into trash bin.
• Removes tape rolls from machine and places rolls on cart for packing.