A professional who tends machine that forms rubber strips into tubing used to produce rubberbands. Responsibilities include:

• Sets and adjusts guides, knives, seam hammer, and cement roller on band machine to form and cut tubing to specified length.
• Lifts and positions roll of rubber stripping on letoff rack. Pulls end of rubber strip from roll, places on conveyor, and threads through machine.
• Starts machine and observes operation.
• Measures tubing to ensure that specifications are met.
• Dumps soapstone into blower unit that dusts tubing to prevent sticking.