A professional who tends machines that cut and trim cured rubber articles, such as ear plugs, water goggles, and automotive parts, from molded rubber sheets. Responsibilities include:

• Selects cutting die and fastens to bed of cutting machine with clamps or bolts.
• Positions molded rubber sheet over die, feeling with fingers to determine that each article in sheet is evenly aligned with cutting edges of die.
• Places fiberboard over rubber sheet to prevent damage to die cutting edges from ram.
• Pushes buttons to lower ram and cut out parts.
• May be designated according to type of machine used as hydraulic-punch-press operator; roller-die-cutting-machine operator.