How do they match: Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

  • Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

  • Molder
  • Blow Molder
  • Glass Molder
  • Glass Blowing Lathe Operator
  • Glass Lathe Operator
  • Lathe Operator
  • Press Operator

  • Operate and maintain finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash, or polish glass or glass products.
  • Operate electric kilns that heat and mold glass sheets to the shape and curve of metal jigs.
  • Blow tubing into specified shapes to prevent glass from collapsing, using compressed air or own breath, or blow and rotate gathers in molds or on boards to obtain final shapes.
  • Place glass into dies or molds of presses and control presses to form products, such as glassware components or optical blanks.
  • Spray or swab molds with oil solutions to prevent adhesion of glass.

  • Operate grinding equipment.
  • Operate heating or drying equipment.
  • Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
  • Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.
  • Place materials into molds.
  • Record operational or production data.