How do they match: Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Plastic Cup Fabricating Machine Operator
  • Plastic Duplicator
  • Plastic Joint Maker
  • Plastic Molder
  • Plastic Process Technician
  • Metal Base Blocker
  • Metal Caster
  • Metal Molder
  • Flask Maker
  • Mat Maker
  • Mold Maker
  • Musical Instrument Maker
  • Nonferrous Metal Precision Pattern and Die Caster
  • Vacuum Plastic Forming Machine Operator

  • Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

  • Clamp metal and plywood strips around dies or patterns to form molds.
  • Observe meters and gauges to verify and record temperatures, pressures, and press-cycle times.
  • Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
  • Pour or load metal or sand into melting pots, furnaces, molds, or hoppers, using shovels, ladles, or machines.
  • Preheat tools, dies, plastic materials, or patterns, using blowtorches or other equipment.
  • Read specifications, blueprints, and work orders to determine setups, temperatures, and time settings required to mold, form, or cast plastic materials, as well as to plan production sequences.
  • Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
  • Skim or pour dross, slag, or impurities from molten metal, using ladles, rakes, hoes, spatulas, or spoons.
  • Trim excess material from parts, using knives, and grind scrap plastic into powder for reuse.

  • Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Skim impurities from molten metal.
  • Smooth metal surfaces or edges.