A professional who sets up battery of machines that automatically cut and shape coiled wire to make nails of specified sizes. Respnsibilities include:

• Installs and secures die plates and nail-point cutting knives, and positions feeding mechanism, according to work order specifications, using handtools.
• Mounts coil of wire on rod and threads wire through straightening rollers, feeding mechanism, and into slots of die plates.
• Tightens roller bolts to secure wire, using wrench, and turns flywheel to produce sample nail.
• Measures nail with split gauge or micrometer, and inspects nail for flaws, such as chips and distortions.
• Starts machine and observes operation to ensure product meets specifications.
• May set up and maintain battery of machines that automatically cut coiled wire and simultaneously attach nailheads to cut wire to form tacks of specified size.
• May supervise nail-making-machine tenders.