A professional who applies latex to backs of rugs to secure yarn tufts in backing material, using spray gun, brush, or trowel. Respnsibilities include:

• Spreads rug, bottom-side-up, over specified frame and hooks edges onto frame spikes.
• Covers rug with backing material and attaches backing edges to spikes.
• Sprays or pours and spreads latex onto backing, using spray gun or bucket and trowel.
• Turns knob and moves levers to set temperature and speed of track-mounted drying machine that traverses frame and dries rug.
• Removes rug from frame onto table, in roll form, for further processing.
• May tend machine equipped with rollers, that applies latex to back of carpeting.