A professional who feeds strips or scraps of leather between machine rollers and circular knife that automatically cuts strips to specified length for use as hat sweatbands. Responsibilities include:

• Turns handwheel to adjust cutting blade(s) or roller(s) according to sweatband size specified on work order.
• Flips switch to activate machine, positions leather against cutting blade(s) or roller(s), and pulls lever to secure leather in cutting position.
• Pulls lever or depresses pedal to activate machine, and observes cutting action of blade(s) to detect dull blade(s).
• Marks lot number on inside of sweatbands, using marking pencil or chalk.
• May attach adhesive size label to sweatbands.
• May inform supervisor of dull cutting blade(s), or replace dull blade(s), using screwdriver.