A professional who tends equipment that strips paint from steel drums preparatory to repainting. Respnsibilities include:

• Turns valves to start flow of paint-removing solvent and steam to outlets in respective sections of cleaning equipment.
• Starts pump that re-circulates solvent, and conveyor that carries drums through paint stripping process.
• Observes drums passing through paint stripping section, and adjusts speed of conveyor to obtain maximum efficiency during stripping process.
• Inspects drums to determine whether additional stripping is required, and recycles drums needing more stripping.