A professional who tends machine that automatically attaches bails (handles) to pails. Responsibilities include:

• Feeds coil of wire into machine, and places plastic handles that are attached automatically to bail by machine into hopper.
• Turns knobs to time movement of pails on conveyor for attachment of bails.
• Observes operation of machine to detect jams and malfunctions.
• Inserts bails in pails missed by machine, using handtool.
• Inspects bails for quality and reports irregularities to supervisor.
• May tend machine that fabricates bails for use on metal containers, or welds handles to can covers.