A professional who tends mechanical or hydraulic presses which compress metal powders into parts, such as bearings, gears, filters, and rings, and coin them to specified size. Respnsibilities include:

• Pours metal powder into hopper.
• Starts press, observes operation, and notifies press setter of malfunctions.
• Examines finished part for nicks, burrs, and cracks.
• Weighs parts on scale and measures dimensions, using micrometers or fixed gauges, to ensure conformance to specifications.
• May adjust shuttle mechanism to regulate amount of powder in part.
• Places finished parts on tray or in stock pan.
• May write identifying information, such as mix number, number of parts, and date, on tag and attach it to tray or pan.
• Feeds parts into coining press to correct distortions created in sinking process.
• Removes parts from press and inspects them for burrs or other imperfections.
• Places parts on tray or in stock pan.
• May tend forming presses that fabricate clockwork parts from powdered metal.