A professional who tends machines that mold nonwoven carpet used in automobiles. Responsibilities include:

• Places carpet blank (precut section of nonwoven carpet) into oven that heats carpet to prepare carpet for molding.
• Sprays insides of stationary mold with silicone fluid, using pump sprayer, to prevent sticking.
• Places jute backing over steel pins in stationary mold.
• Removes heated carpet from oven, smooths carpet over mold, and secures carpet over jute on stationary mold.
• Observes carpet to detect defects, such as wrinkling and drawn edges, that indicate overheating of carpet.
• Turns dial on oven to adjust heating cycle.
• Presses button to lower upper mold onto stationary mold to press, cool, shape, and bond carpet and jute backing to fit sections of automobile.
• Removes carpet from mold and places carpet on trim buck.
• Presses button to lower holding device that secures carpet in position for trimming.
• Trims carpet along trim line, using utility knife.
• Hammers carpet, using mallet, to remove knockout sections on trim buck.
• Sprays adhesive onto bottom of exposed carpet to reattach loose jute, using spray can.