A professional who sets up and adjusts punching dies in blanking and piercing machines used to fabricate printed circuit boards (pcb's). Responsibilities include:

• Reads job order to determine specified dies to be installed.
• Removes face block from shaft assembly and installs dies according to specifications, using handtools.
• Replaces face block and aligns shaft assembly with die.
• Tightens bolts to secure die base and to prevent movement during machine operation.
• Turns flywheel by hand to ensure complete compression and expansion cycles.
• Adjusts shaft height as required and locks shaft assembly in vertical position, using handtools.
• Starts and stops machine and observes operation to detect machine malfunctions.