A professional who cleans and assembles foundry molds to prepare them for pouring. Respnsibilities include:

• Cleans inside surface of sand molds with airhose.
• Positions cores in drags.
• Thrusts rod into ventholes to remove obstructions.
• Fits and clamps cope and drag together to form flask.
• Places runner cup over pouring hole.
• May patch and smooth damaged portions of mold, using spoon or trowel.
• May assist in pouring metal into molds.
• May remove castings from molds.