A professional who operates machine to press dry tempered clay or silica into brick and other shapes. Respnsibilities include:

• Selects and installs upper and lower pressing dies, using rule and hand wrenches.
• Starts machine and observes flow of clay and pressing process.
• Measures brick with set-limit gauge and turns handwheel to adjust die.
• Removes bricks from press bed and stacks bricks in specified pattern on kiln car.
• Signals general laborer to move loaded car and bring up empty car.
• May be designated according to material pressed as clay-dry-press operator; silica-dry-press operator.