A professional who tends drying chamber that removes moisture from felt strips. Respnsibilities include:

• Opens steam valves to heat chamber to specified temperature and opens and closes vents in chamber to control ventilation.
• Attaches leading edge of felt strip to hooks of conveyor and starts machine to draw strip through drying chamber.
• Clamps leading edge of strip to winding drum as strip emerges from chamber.
• Cuts strip with knife when specified amount of felt is wound on drum.