A professional who sets up and operates machine to mold soft candies, such as gumdrops, orange slices, and jellies. Respnsibilities include:

• Installs mold-printing board in machine and tightens thumbscrews or inserts wedges to secure it.
• Observes thermometer and turns steam valve to maintain specified temperature in candy-melting hopper.
• Opens valve or starts pump to fill hopper of depositing unit with fluid candy.
• Starts machine and turns handwheels to synchronize flow of candy from depositing spouts with speed of mold board as it passes beneath spouts for filling.
• Weighs formed candy for adherence to specifications and regulates spouts to increase or decrease flow accordingly.