A professional who tends machine that automatically presses glue-coated edges of veneer strips together to form continuous sheet and clips sheets to specified widths. Respnsibilities include:

• Turns dials and pushes levers to adjust tension of pressure rollers and speed of feed belts.
• Sets trip lever on clipping unit of machine for width of veneer sheets to be produced, using wrench.
• Depresses pedal and moves lever that controls conveyor and lift platform to position stack of veneer for feeding into machine.
• Starts machine.
• Removes veneer strips from stack and feeds them into machine.
• Observes pressure gauges and gluing process, and readjusts roller tension if necessary.
• Removes unglued, torn, or otherwise defective strips for reprocessing or disposal.