A professional who performs any combination of following tasks to assist workers engaged in production of iron and steel. Respnsibilities include:

• Feeds and off bears equipment, such as conveyors, pilers, and loaders, to charge furnaces, transport hot metal to rollers, and store finished products.
• Bundles and ties metal rods, sheets, and wire, using banding machine and handtools.
• Attaches crane hooks, slings, or cradles to material for moving by overhead crane operator.
• Transports material to and from production stations, using handtruck.
• Feeds material, such as ganister, magnesite, and limestone into crushers to prepare additives for molten metal.
• Grinds defects, such as burrs, seams, and scratches from rolled steel, using portable grinder.
• Sweeps scale from work area and empties dust bins, using wheelbarrow, broom, and shovel.
• Breaks up manganese and scrap metal to facilitate handling, using sledge and pneumatic hammer.
• Marks identification numbers on steel billets, using chalk.
• Verifies dimension of products, using fixed gauge.
• Wipes grease and oil from machinery with rags and solvent.
• May be designated Conveyor Feeder; Crusher Feeder; Loading Checker; Marker; Racker; Scrap Breaker.