A professional who operates planishing press to impart finish to plastic sheets. Responsibilities include:

• Selects metal plates according to finish desired.
• Places plastic sheets between metal planishing plates.
• Slides plates into platens of hydraulic press.
• Moves controls or inserts circular graph into controlling mechanism of press to heat press to specified temperature and compress plastic sheets between plates.
• Removes plates from platens after specified time and strips plastic sheets from metal plates, using knife.
• Examines sheets for defects.
• Cleans metal plates, using cloths, solvents, or scrapers, or dips plates into vat of hot water, using chain hoist.
• May adjust heat and pressure controls.
• May be designated according to purpose of pressing as sheet straightener.