Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that winds wire around cured rubber hose for reinforcement: Positions spool of specified wire onto letoff rack, using hoist, and threads wire through machine.

• 2) Adjusts machine for specified diameter of hose and pitch of wire spirals, using handtools.

• 3) Pulls hose onto feed conveyor and positions hose in fixture of machine.

• 4) Starts machine that winds wire onto hose.

• 5) Verifies diameter and pitch of wire spirals with caliper and rule.

• 6) Examines wire to ensure close fit around hose.

• 7) Cuts wire and crimps ends, using handtools.

• 8) Coils hose on skid or in packing box for removal to storage or shipping area.

• 9) May attach coupling hardware to hose.