A professional who sets up and operates automatic machine to cut and size lead wire into bullet cores, fit cores into steel jackets, and shape nose and base of bullets according to specifications. Responsibilities include:

• Installs and aligns dies and cutting tools and adjusts pressure and depth of stroke of cutting mechanism according to specifications, using handtools and gauges.
• Threads lead wire through machine guides and pulleys.
• Starts machine to obtain sample bullet and to verify machine setup.
• Examines bullets for defects and conformance to specifications, using gauges.