A professional who tends tape-controlled turret or hydraulic-powered punch press that automatically positions indexing table, selects punch, and punches holes, or layout marks in metal sheets, plates, strips, or bars. Respnsibilities include:

• Positions and clamps workpiece against fixtures or to specified point on built-in scale.
• Threads tape through electronic reader to specified position.
• Starts machine and observes operation.
• May verify first piece, using rule and plug gauges.
• May open chucks, using wrench to replace worn or broken punches and dies.