A professional who operates auger-press to press clay products, such as sewer pipe, drainpipe, and flue tile from tempered clay. Respnsibilities include:

• Installs and adjusts extrusion dies, cores, rings, formers, and cutoff knives according to type of product, using handtools, calipers, and ring gauge.
• Moves levers to adjust automatic oilers.
• Starts press that forms, extrudes, and cuts clay to specified shape and length.
• Measures product for conformance to specifications, using scale and calipers.
• May move lever to position extruded tile or pipe column for cutting by die tripper.
• May direct die tripper to change press dies.
• May be designated according to product pressed as drain-tile-press operator; flue-tile-press operator; sewer-pipe-press operator.