A professional who sets up and repairs machines that cut floats on filling pile fabrics, employing knowledge of machine operation and cutting process. Respnsibilities include:

• Turns thumbscrews to raise or lower straightedge (metal bar over which cloth passes) so that blades will cut through filling floats without damaging ground cloth, using thickness gauge as guide.
• Patrols work area and examines cloth and machines to detect operating defects.
• Replaces worn or broken parts, such as belts, cams, gears, pulleys, and cutting blades, using handtools.
• May operate grinding machine to sharpen cutting blades.
• May lubricate machine.