Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that cuts spiral grooves in wood dowel-rods and shaves circumference of rod to specified size: Starts rodding machine.

• 2) Inserts dowel rods into feed trough and between feed rollers of rodding machine that cuts spiral groove in rods and trims diameter of rods to specified size.

• 3) Observes cutting action of rodding machine and stops machine when malfunctions are noted.

• 4) Removes spiraled rods from tail end chute and stacks rods on handtruck for removal to subsequent processing.

• 5) Notifies specified personnel of malfunction of machine.