A professional who sets up and operates trimming and coating machines to cut, bevel, and paint sheets of insulation board emerging from forming press. Respnsibilities include:

• Adjusts position and angle of saws to cut and bevel stock according to plant specifications for each type of board, using wrenches.
• Cleans and adjusts clearance of paint brushes on coating machine to apply uniform coat without brush streaks and foreign matter in paint.
• Moves controls to start flow of paint to brushes and to regulate drying and cooling temperature of coating machine to prevent coating irregularities, scorching of paint, fire, and explosion.
• Observes trimming and coating operations and regulates speed of feed conveyor, transfer mechanisms, and discharge conveyor to prevent jamming, faulty coating, and ragged or irregularly beveled edges.
• Culls boards not meeting appearance or dimensional standards.
• Reports equipment malfunctions.
• Cleans paint lines and reservoir, using solvent and brushes.
• Records production output and number of rejected boards in shift log.
• May set up and operate machines to trim, coat, and pack insulation tile and direct activities of tile inspecting and packing crew and be designated Tile-Machine Operator.