A professional who colors, kneads, and forms almond paste into decorative shapes, such as fruits and flowers. Respnsibilities include:

• Adds specified amount of coloring to batch of almond paste and kneads it to distribute coloring uniformly.
• Rolls paste into sheets or cuts pieces from lump of paste and molds into decorative shapes, using fingers.
• May affix trimmings, such as artificial leaves and stalks, and form designs, using fingers or pronged instrument.
• May paint molded products with edible coloring, using brush.