A professional who strips molded latex or plastic products, such as masks, puppets, and footwear, from molds, performing any of following methods. Respnsibilities include:

• (1) Removes mold from conveyor emerging from drying oven and clamps it in holder to secure mold.
• Trims excess plastic from mold top, using knife.
• Pries section of workpiece from mold wall, grips workpiece manually or using stripping pliers or prongs, and twists and pulls footwear from mold.
• (2) Dusts talc into molds and removes masks or puppets, using knife.
• (3) Immerses rack of molds in water tank to cool them, dries molds, using airhose, and pulls masks or puppets from molds, using pliers.
• Places acceptable items on transfer belt or in box and damaged ones on salvage pile.
• May clean molds by hand or using steam hose.
• May be designated according to material used as stripper, latex; stripper, soft plastic.