A professional who tends toe-punching machine that flattens toe seams of knitted seamless socks, and turns socks right-side out. Responsibilities include:

• Slides socks over machine mandrel wrong-side out, aligns toe seam of socks across end of mandrel, and moves lever to activate punch that strikes end of mandrel to flatten toe seam of socks.
• Inserts hand through opening at end of mandrel, and strips socks from mandrel right-side out.
• Inserts socks into pneumatic tube for collection in bags.