A professional who tends machine to mix color paste for use in printing textiles. Respnsibilities include:

• Measures out specified amounts of base colors and thickener, using calibrated ladles and spoons.
• Mixes ingredients in tub, using power mixer, and observes mixture to determine when ingredients have combined.
• Smears sample of printing paste on cloth and submits sample smear to colorist for comparison with color standard.
• Adds base colors to mixture when advised by colorist.
• May strain color paste through cloth to remove lumps.
• May convey tubs of color to printing machine, using handtruck.