foundry operative
Foundry operative manufacture castings, including pipes, tubes, hollow profiles and other products of the first processing of steel, by operating hand-controlled equipment in a foundry. They conduct the flow of molten ferrous and non-ferrous metals into moulds, taking care to create the exact right circumstances to obtain the highest quality metal. They observe the flow of metal to identify faults. In case of a fault, they notify the authorised personnel and participate in the removal of the fault.
Also called: mold casting worker, metal molder, Central control caster, foundry operator, foundry process operator, caster, foundry worker, molding and casting worker
- 13
- essential skills
- 19
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
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Optional skills
19- attend to detail in casting processes
- communicate using non-verbal language
- cut metal products
- ferrous metal processing
- follow manufacturing work schedule
- insert reinforcement in mould
- jewellery processes
- manage time in casting processes
- manufacturing of jewellery
- mark a metal workpiece
- monitor gauge
- non-ferrous metal processing
- operate metal heating equipment
- operate smelter
- precious metal processing
- record production data for quality control
- remove finished casts
- smooth burred surfaces
- types of metal manufacturing processes
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