A professional who tends sanding wheel to smooth wooden shoe lasts to specified finish. Responsibilities include:

• Starts sanding machine and holds and turns last against revolving sandpaper-covered wheel to remove specified amount of material and smooth surface of last while retaining original contours.
• Feels surface of last to ascertain if last is of specified finish and verifies contours, using templates.
• Replaces worn sandpaper belt on sanding wheel.