A professional who tends automatic machines that cut, bend, and couple wire links to form mesh mattress supports (fabrics) for cots, folding beds, and other furniture. Respnsibilities include:

• Mounts two spools of wire on machine racks and threads ends into feed rollers that form lengthwise and crosswise spring links.
• Starts machine and allows machine to operate until desired length of wire mesh has been fabricated.
• Inspects emerging fabric and replaces missing or defective links, using wire snippers and pliers.
• Adjusts cams and setscrews of machine to correct malfunctions, using handtools.