A professional who sets up and operates roughing and finishing roll train to reduce steel slabs to strips and sheets, using knowledge of rolling practices and steel properties. Respnsibilities include:

• Calculates draft for each roll stand and plans rolling sequence from rolling schedule.
• Installs and adjusts equipment, such as rolls, guides, scale breakers, shears, and coilers, in mill train, using handtools.
• Observes steel passing through finish rolls for specified straightness, flatness, and finish.
• Observes gauges to verify specified electric load and temperature.
• Moves controls to adjust electric load, speed of mill, and tension between rollers to equalize mill load and obtain product of specified finish and dimensions.
• Inspects product for defects, using x-ray gauge.
• Directs crew in roll changes, removal of cobbles from rolling line, and polishing rolls.