Draw-Bench Operator Job Description:

Operates extrusion machine to form flat metal strips into tubular, channel, angular, or other shapes. Positions and bolts or clamps single or multiple dies on bed of press, using handtools. Loads coil of strip metal on spindle of machine. Feeds strip between dies, and locks front end of strip in gripping jaws or dog of power carriage. Turns handwheels to close and tighten dies on metal strip and starts machine. Stops machine after metal is formed and removes piece from between dies. Cuts formed piece into specified lengths, using electric saw, and verifies conformity of piece to specifications, using micrometers and calipers. Clears dies of loose burrs with blast of compressed air. May straighten sheet metal parts.