A professional who tends machine that forms plates of built-up mica. Respnsibilities include:

• Turns knob on control panel to set oven temperatures according to specifications.
• Dumps mica splittings into machine hopper and fills supply tanks with binding solution.
• Starts machine that distributes mica splittings on conveyor, sprays splittings with binding solution, and dries continuous sheet of mica.
• Examines mica plates at discharge end of machine to detect variations in thickness.
• Cuts mica sheets into plates of specified length, using cutter attached to table.
• Moves controls on hopper to regulate flow of splittings according to thickness of mica plates.
• Adjusts oven controls to regulate temperature.
• Notifies supervisor of machine malfunctions.