A professional who sets up and operates roll-forging machine to taper, shape, or reduce metal bar stock as specified by work order. Respnsibilities include:

• Bolts two semicylindrical dies on opposing roll shafts of machine, using wrenches.
• Positions and bolts limit stops on machine, using rule, scale, and handtools.
• Pulls workpiece from furnace, when color indicates forging temperature, and places it on worktable, using tongs.
• Pushes workpiece into open segment of dies and depresses pedal to rotate dies that grasp workpiece in circular grooves and pull it between power-driven rolls bearing contoured dies to shape workpiece.
• Moves workpiece through progressively smaller grooves on dies to forge it to specified shape.
• Verifies dimensions, using gauge or scale.
• May use roll-forging machine that automatically tapers, shapes, or reduces metal bar stock and be designated Rotary-Swaging-Machine Operator.