Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates rotating cylindrical-shaped stranding machine to fabricate wire rope or electric cable: Places spools of wire of specified gauges into cradles, using electric hoist, and locks spool in place, using metal pin.

• 2) Positions takeup spool onto shaft and adjusts travel of distributor to width of spool.

• 3) Threads wires through holes on inside edge of machine and through twisting head and coils it around capstan, using blueprints or stranded wire as guide.

• 4) Nails or hooks stranded wire onto takeup spool.

• 5) Adjusts gears for specified direction of twist and speed of capstan, using wrenches.

• 6) Starts machine.

• 7) Pours grease into grease pot, and opens valve to lubricate strands.

• 8) Adjusts clutch to regulate speed of makeup spool shaft.

• 9) Observes machine to detect malfunctioning.

• 10) Cuts wire when specified footage has been wound and wraps end with wire, by hand or using mechanical wrapping tool.

• 11) May butt-weld ends of disjointed wires.

• 12) When operating stranding machine equipped with closing attachments to prevent unraveling when rope is cut, is known as Closer.

• 13) May work with fine wire to produce twisted electric-light cord and be designated Strand Buncher, Fine Wire.