A professional who twists and ties casings filled with sausage to form links of specified length. Respnsibilities include:

• Ties one end of stuffed sausage casing with twine to prevent contents from spilling out.
• Presses casing between thumb and index finger at length specified.
• Twists casing at pressed section to form link.
• Twirls remaining length of stuffed casing to make additional links.
• Ties ends of stuffed casings to make longer string of links.
• Drapes sausages over rack for subsequent processing.
• Cuts casings to remove defective parts or to separate links, using cutting tool.
• May retie ends.
• May hold stomachs or casings during filling by sausage maker and tie ends.