A professional who tends machine that winds metal scrap into balls for salvage. Respnsibilities include:

• Hooks end of scrap onto reel of machine, using hook or handtool.
• Starts machine that rotates reel and winds scrap into ball of specified size.
• Turns lever to eject wound ball from machine.
• Signals overhead crane operator to lower sling, and hooks ball onto sling for removal from work area.
• Ties ball with wire to prevent unraveling.
• May grade scrap according to alloy content.
• May turn reel, manually to wind scrap.
• May cut scrap metal, using power shear.
• May weigh scrap metal, using floor scale.