Job Description:

• 1) Operates wire drawing machine to shape or emboss wire used in dental work and costume jewelry: Reviews work orders and selects shaping, reducing, or embossing roller dies according to specifications.

• 2) Positions roller die in machine that shapes, reduces, or embosses wire, such as gold, silver, or copper, to form dental or jewelry wire.

• 3) Turns setscrews to secure roller die in machine.

• 4) Inserts wire into machine feed mechanism, starts machine, and monitors machine operation.

• 5) Measures wire thickness to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometer.

• 6) Installs progressively smaller dies in machine and repeats operation until wire diameter meets specifications.

• 7) May measure physical properties of wire, such as tensile strength and bend set, and calculate elongation data, using test instruments and calculator.

• 8) May record production information, manually or using computer.