A professional who operates wood-turning lathe to peel, trim, and shape poles into round or tapered form to use as transmission line poles crossarms and boat masts. Responsibilities include:

• Installs cutters in machine and fastens cutter-guide arm on straight or tapered track, according to work order, using rule and wrenches.
• Pulls control cables of hoist to lift pole onto lathe carriage.
• Centers and secures piece between live spindle and tailstock, using handwheel, rule, and wrenches.
• Starts motors to actuate exhaust fan and cutterhead, and to rotate pole.
• Pulls levers and turns handwheel to move cutterhead along rails against pole to cut and shape pole to specified dimensions.
• Measures pole as cutting progresses, using rule and calipers.
• Sharpens and replaces worn cutters.
• May clean machinery and work area, using broom.