A professional who tends powered belt-sanding machine that sands panels and flat wooden stock. Responsibilities include:

• Turns handwheel, moves lever, presses button, or flips switch to adjust clearance between sanding belt and feed bed, according to thickness of stock and depth of cut.
• Starts machine and inserts end of stock between feed rolls that carry stock through machine.
• Measures sanded stock to verify specified clearance between sanding belts and feed bed, using gauge, micrometer, or caliper.
• May replace worn sanding belts.
• May tend multibelt machine that does rough and finish sanding in tandem.