A professional who sets up and operates shearing machine equipped with sets of cutting dies or blades to shear structural shapes, such as angles, channels, and Z-bars to specified length or bevel. Respnsibilities include:

• Aligns and locks selected blades into opening of machine, using rule, gauge, shims, feelers, and wrench.
• Sets guide stop to specified distance from shearing die, using tape measure and wrench.
• Positions workpiece on shearing die and against guide stop.
• Starts machine to activate cams which force blades to shear metal, or depresses pedal, causing shearing die ram to descend and cut workpiece to specified length.
• May set up shear with single set of blades to cut bars or rounds.