A professional who tends machine that makes metal sponges (scouring pads). Respnsibilities include:

• Places spool of wire on spindle and threads end of wire around tension rollers and around winding spindle.
• Installs and threads additional spools of wire according to type of sponge to be made.
• Presses button to start machine that twists, curls, and winds wire around spindle to form sponge.
• Cuts wire when sponge has been formed.
• Removes sponge from spindle and pulls and pats sponge to specified shape.
• Packs sponges in cartons or bags.