A professional who stamps out, shapes, and trims ring and findings blanks for jewelry, such as bracelets, pins, and earrings, performing any of following tasks. Responsibilities include:

• Stamps out ring and finding blanks from metal strips, using kick-press or power press.
• Forms contoured ring body from blank metal, using drop-press.
• Trims excess metal from edges of contoured ring body.
• Heats and softens metal blanks preparatory to stamping and shaping operations, using annealing furnace or gas torch.
• May operate rolling mill to decrease thickness of metal ingots.