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roofing-machine operator

A professional who operates machine to coat continuous rolls of roofing felt with asphalt, colored slate granules, powdered mica, or tar, to make roll roofing or shingles. Respnsibilities include:

  • Threads felt through or around series of coating rollers.
  • Pulls felt through rollers and adjusts tension.
  • Sets machine controls to gradually increase speed of rollers to specified operating speeds, or pulls levers and turns valves and wheels to synchronize machine speed and flow of coating material.
  • Observes gauge and adjusts rheostat to regulate temperature of coating material in reservoir.
  • Examines felt as it emerges from rollers to ensure that coating material is applied according to specifications.
  • May feel moving felt to determine whether granules are being deposited uniformly and are adhering as specified.
  • May be designated according to type of coating applied as coater, asphalt; coater, slate.
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