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

  • Spout Worker

  • Remove finished or cured products from dies or molds, using hand tools, air hoses, and other equipment, stamping identifying information on products when necessary.
  • Remove parts, such as dies, from machines after production runs are finished.
  • Install dies onto machines or presses and coat dies with parting agents, according to work order specifications.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Remove workpieces from molds.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.