A professional who tends machines that weld ends of wire together to form continuous coil and draw wire through dies to reduce wire to specified diameter. Respnsibilities include:

• Lifts reels of wire onto spindle of floor stand, manually, or using hoist.
• Welds ends of wire together, using welding machine.
• Smooths weld to diameter of wire, using abrasive cloth.
• Threads wire around tension rollers, and through reducing dies, and fastens end of wire to spindle.
• Starts machine that draws wire through dies and around takeup reel.
• May verify diameter of drawn wire, using micrometer.
• May record production.