A professional who tends machine that splices (joins) ends of partially filled spools of tire cord and winds cord from one spool to other. Responsibilities include:

• Places spools of cord on machine spindles and pulls ends of cord through holding device under needle of sewing machine.
• Depresses pedal to start sewing machine that automatically sews ends of cord together, cuts thread at end of sewing cycle, and trims excess ends of cord.
• Removes spliced ends from holding device.
• Pulls lever to start spindle that winds spliced cord from one spool to another and to turn table, moving succeeding spindles into splicing position.
• Doffs full spools of cord as table turns complete circle.
• Mounts cones of thread on machine spindles, ties thread from spindle to thread in machine, and pulls thread through machine guides, tension springs, and needle to thread sewing machine.