How do they match: Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Die Setter
  • Die Caster
  • Die Forger
  • Die Holder
  • Die Machine Operator
  • Set Up Mold Technician
  • Set Up Technician
  • Drop Hammer Set Up Operator
  • Header Set-Up Operator
  • Heat Set Operator

  • Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

  • Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.
  • Install, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools.
  • Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
  • Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
  • Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies.
  • Select, align, and bolt positioning fixtures, stops, and specified dies to rams and anvils, forging rolls, or presses and hammers.
  • Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.

  • Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.