A professional who operates machine to coat rolls of woven fiber rugs or felt padding with vinyl or other coatings to prolong life of fiber and retard soiling. Respnsibilities include:

• Dumps specified amounts of coating ingredients into vat and starts mixer.
• Turns valve to transfer coating to machine reservoir.
• Observes thermometers and adjusts electrical controls to maintain specified temperatures in bath and drying compartments.
• Threads fiber rug material through machine or sews end of new roll to end of preceding roll in machine.
• Pushes switch to start machine that moves material through coating bath and drying compartments onto rewind roller.
• Cleans machine and equipment, using water, solvents, brushes, scrapers, and chisel.
• Prepares production report on rugs coated.
• May operate machine equipped with automatic sprays to coat rugs or padding.