A professional who tends machine that presses sheets of floor covering onto felt base. Respnsibilities include:

• Positions roll of felt on machine spindle, using hoist.
• Turns steam valves to adjust temperature of roller presses of machine.
• Places sheets of covering on top of felt, and starts machine that presses materials together to form designs.
• Inspects sheets of floor covering emerging from rollers of machine, and discards defective sheets.
• May adjust rollers to maintain specified thickness of floor covering, using handtools.