A professional who tends machines in tandem that coat surfaces of decorative hardwood-veneer panels with stain, paint, or wax. Respnsibilities include:

• Mixes stain according to formula, using graduated container, mixing drum, and portable mixer.
• Connects hoses of coating machines to containers of stain, paint, and wax.
• Measures thickness of panels, using steel tape, and turns handcranks to adjust coating machines.
• Moves controls to activate conveyors and pumps, to set thermostats on heating ovens, and to start sanding, roller-coating, and spray-coating machines.
• Compares processed panels with sample panel to verify adherence to specifications.
• Pumps cleaning solution through lines of machines upon completion of process; and replaces worn components, such as rollers, brushes, doctor blades, and sandpaper.