A professional who compiles and feeds input data into computer that controls reduction processing of steel slabs on roughing section of hot-strip rolling mill and records mill production and operating data. Respnsibilities include:

• Reviews rolling schedule to ascertain operational data, such as slab sizes, metallurgical analysis, and rolling sequences.
• Contacts heating personnel by intercom system to ascertain stock of scheduled slabs and notifies crew of deviations from rolling schedule.
• Notifies supervisor when data is in computer.
• Monitors computer readout and adjusts input data according to read failures, data errors, or when notified by heating personnel of out-of-sequence changes, no changes, or runback of slabs due to insufficient rolling temperature.
• Prepares production and delay reports from data in logs and information received from mill crew.