A professional who performs any combination of following tasks in preparing cast jewelry findings for further processing. Responsibilities include:

• Cuts, saws, or breaks off gates from jewelry castings, using shears, jeweler's saw, pliers, or foot press equipped with cutting tool.
• Removes burrs and smooths rough edges of casting, using file or grinding wheel.
• Straightens distorted castings, using foot press equipped with shaping dies.
• May remove plaster from castings by dipping castings in water and acid solution.
• May count and separate jewelry casting into containers, according to type, and marks containers with identifying information.
• May specialize in breaking off gates from jewelry castings and be designated breaker-off.