A professional who operates fulling machine to shrink and compress felt. Respnsibilities include:

• Places roll of felt padding in trough of machine containing lubricating agents, such as soap solution.
• Threads end of felt beneath cam-actuated wooden blocks and onto takeoff reel.
• Starts machine and pushes felt evenly beneath blocks that pound and flatten felt.
• Measures rolls for specified thickness with gauge.
• Turns and inverts pads to ensure uniformity of size and shrinkage.