A professional who operates press that forms carbon paste into anodes used in metal-reduction pots. Respnsibilities include:

• Pushes panel buttons to activate hopper, chain conveyor, cooling chamber belt, and power rolls.
• Turns valve to regulate flow of water to carbon cooling chamber.
• Observes signal light on hopper which indicates hopper is filled and paste is discharged into mold.
• Starts mechanical vibrator to pack mix in mold.
• Moves levers to synchronize rotation of index table with dropping of ram to press mix into blocks.
• Adjusts ram stroke to press carbon block to specified size, using wrench.
• Stops press when warning light indicates malfunction or when mold is overheated.
• Removes rejects from conveyor, using pneumatic ram.