A professional who replaces paper-making machine clothing (conveyor belts) with material, such as canvas, felt, and wire-mesh. Respnsibilities include:

• Reviews clothing service records of each machine to determine when replacements should be made.
• Examines clothing for defects, such as worn spots, tears, holes, and rotted areas, and schedules times for change or repair.
• Lifts feed, tension, press, and drier rolls from machine frame, using hoist, wrench, and pinchbar, assisted by machine crew.
• Removes lacing from worn canvas and felt belts and unwinds them from machine rolls.
• Pulls worn continuous wire mesh belt from machine over end of rolls.
• Threads canvas and felt belts around rolls and laces ends together or slides and pushes continuous wire mesh belt over end of rolls, into position on machine.
• Repositions rolls on machine frame and starts machine.
• Moves levers and turns handwheels to adjust speed and pressure of rolls and tension of clothing.
• Maintains service record of clothing used.
• May wash, repair, and store clothing.