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

  • Metal Base Blocker
  • Metal Caster
  • Metal Molder
  • Manufacturing Assistant
  • Nonferrous Metal Precision Pattern and Die Caster
  • Spout Worker

  • 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.
  • Install dies onto machines or presses and coat dies with parting agents, according to work order specifications.
  • Observe meters and gauges to verify and record temperatures, pressures, and press-cycle times.
  • Obtain and move specified patterns to work stations, manually or using hoists, and secure patterns to machines, using wrenches.
  • Perform maintenance work such as cleaning and oiling machines.
  • Pour or load metal or sand into melting pots, furnaces, molds, or hoppers, using shovels, ladles, or machines.
  • Pull level and toggle latches to fill molds, to regulate tension on sheeting, and to release mold covers.
  • 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.

  • Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Skim impurities from molten metal.
  • Smooth metal surfaces or edges.