A professional who controls processing of molded hard-surface floor covering on table and in consolidating presses. Respnsibilities include:

• Starts mechanism that moves carrier (backing) over table and starts color-depositing cycles.
• Pushes lever to move goods from repair table into flat-bed presses that consolidate carrier and color mix into molded hard-surface floor covering.
• Observes table operations from control booth to detect equipment malfunction or signals from table crew, and stops table movement to allow strickler attendant to make adjustments.
• Reads specifications to determine length of goods required for stoving and affixes register slip on material, at point determined, to guide stoving workers.