A professional who tends equipment that fuses granulated polystyrene into pipe coverings, used for insulation. Respnsibilities include:

• Positions funnel into top of mold and dumps or opens chute of overhead hopper to load specified quantities of material.
• Removes funnel and adjusts stripper plate and cutter rim to ensure molding of material into specified sizes and shapes.
• Manually locks mold and opens steam valve to admit heat.
• Observes heat recorder and adjusts valves to attain specified temperature to fuse materials for prescribed period of time.
• Unlocks mold and removes pipe covering, using hoist.
• Moves product to storage area, using handtruck.
• May mold special products, such as toys and games, and be designated Specialty Molder.