A professional who tends mixers that blend ingredients for use in production of hard-surface floor covering. Respnsibilities include:

• Positions charge chute on mixer and signals worker to charge machine with preweighed ingredients.
• Pulls lever to close mixer, starts mixing mechanism, and sets steam and temperature controls.
• Examines color and consistency of mix to determine whether ingredients are blended according to specifications.
• Starts machine drive to discharge mix into sheet mill or shovels mix into container.
• May pull lever of hydraulic dump cylinder to discharge mix into bucket of lift truck.