A professional who sets up and repairs machines that automatically cut tinplate sheets into specified size. Respnsibilities include:

• Installs and aligns disk cutters on machine spindle, following blueprints or work orders and using handtools.
• Tests and adjusts feed mechanism and synchronizes feeder with machine cutting speed, using gauge and handtools.
• Diagnoses cause of machine malfunction and dismantles machine to gain access to and remove defective parts, using handtools and power tools.
• Examines parts for defects, such as excessive wear, cracks, and broken gears.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts, adjusts, and aligns parts to specified tolerances, using gauges, handtools, and power tools.
• Starts machine to test performance and examines first run products to ensure they conform to specifications.
• Removes jammed metal, using tongs and probes.
• Lubricates and cleans machine.