A spring maker is in charge of spring design and production and operates machinery to produce quality springs. As a spring maker, your duties include deciphering blueprints, process sheets, and drawings; determining specifications; and handling the set-up of equipment and materials. You then perform heat treating and fabrication to create coiled compression springs, extension springs, and torsion springs. Your responsibilities also include selecting the correct tools, crimping and bending wire, measuring products for proper specifications, working with hand tools, and operating forming presses to manipulate wires.