Job Description:

• 1) Operates power press and other machines to stamp out spoons and forks from sterling silver blanks: Positions and secures specified cutting dies in holders of power press, using wrench.

• 2) Starts press, positions blank, and depresses pedal to cut blank to size.

• 3) Places cut blank in die holder of drop press.

• 4) Pulls strap to drop ram onto blank to form bowl or fork end of flatware, regulating force of ram by height from which ram is released.

• 5) Anneals flatware between initial and final stampings, using torch to heat metal to prescribed temperature.

• 6) Immerses annealed flatware in specified solution to cool and clean metal.

• 7) Positions formed fork blanks in holders of tining press and activates cutters that form tines.

• 8) Shapes handle, bowl, or tines of spoons and forks, using copper model as standard, grinding wheel, emery-belt, wooden mallet, forming blocks, and hand files.