Job Description:

• 1) Tends power press that tests resiliency of spiral springs and that compresses them to specified length: Positions spring over mandrel of press table and places metal plate over end of spring.

• 2) Pulls lever that forces plunger of machine against plate to compress spring.

• 3) Measures compressed length of spring, using micrometers, calipers, and gauges.

• 4) Releases press and measures uncompressed length of spring.

• 5) Inserts metal wedge between spring coils and taps spring with mallet to adjust spring to specified length and pitch.