A professional who tends machine that winds wire around cured rubber hose for reinforcement. Responsibilities include:

• Positions spool of specified wire onto letoff rack, using hoist, and threads wire through machine.
• Adjusts machine for specified diameter of hose and pitch of wire spirals, using handtools.
• Pulls hose onto feed conveyor and positions hose in fixture of machine.
• Starts machine that winds wire onto hose.
• Verifies diameter and pitch of wire spirals with caliper and rule.
• Examines wire to ensure close fit around hose.
• Cuts wire and crimps ends, using handtools.
• Coils hose on skid or in packing box for removal to storage or shipping area.
• May attach coupling hardware to hose.