A professional who operates machine to size, coat, and emboss fabrics, such as felt or cloth. Respnsibilities include:

• Places roll of material onto feed holder of machine.
• Threads end through tandem arrangement of calender, sizing, coating, embossing, and drier units.
• Attaches end to rewind spindle.
• Turns handwheels to admit steam that moistens material and to admit steam into calender rolls to heat rolls.
• Fills troughs with specified sizing and coating solutions and turns screws to adjust doctors.
• Turns calibrated dial knobs to adjust airflow and temperature in drying ovens.
• Positions and locks engraved shells on embossing rolls.
• Turns screws or inserts shims to adjust pressure of roller on material.
• Turns knob to synchronize speed of machines and conveyors.
• Positions feed guides, tightens guides with wrench, and starts machine.
• Examines sample run to determine conformity to specifications.
• May place additional rolls of material into feed holders to produce laminated fabrics.