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Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4022.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 38,710.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
- Currently, there are 19,160 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”.
Also Known As…
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Set Up Technician
- Process Technician
- Machine Operator
- Header Set-Up Operator
- Hammer Operator
- Forger
- Forge Press Operator
- Forge Operator
- Cold Header Operator
- Blacksmith
- Upsetting Machine Operator
- Upsetter
- Upset Operator
- Swaging Machine Operator
- Swager Operator
- Swager
- Steel Shot Header Operator
- Steam Hammer Operator
- Spring Salvage Worker
- Spring Forger
- Spring Fitter
- Spike Maker
- Spike Machine Operator
- Set Up Mold Technician
- Roller Machine Operator
- Rivet Maker
- Restrike Hammer Operator
- Power Hammer Operator
- Plastic Shaper
- Plastic Process Technician
- Plastic Molding Operator
- Planishing Hammer Operator
- Nut Former
- Multi Operation Machine Operator
- Manufacturing Operator
- Manipulator Operator
- Lever Tender
- Lever Operator
- Knuckler
- Keel Press Operator
- Insert Molding Operator
- Injection Molding Operator
- Hydraulic Operator
- Heavy Forging Machine Operator
- Heavy Forger
- Heat Set Operator
- Heat Reader
- Header Setup Operator
- Header Operator
- Header Machine Operator
- Hammersmith
- Hammer Runner
- Hammer Driver
- Gang Punch Operator
- Forging Roll Operator
- Forging Press Operator
- Forging Operator
- Forging Machine Operator
- Forging Machine Hand
- Forgesmith
- Forge Tender
- Forge Hand
- Expander Machine Operator
- Expander
- Dropper
- Drophammer Operator
- Drop Hammer Set Up Operator
- Drop Forger
- Drop Forge Operator
- Drop Forge Hand
- Drop Count Associate
- Die Setter
- Die Machine Operator
- Die Holder
- Die Forger
- Cold Header
- Charging Manipulator
- Cage Maker
- Bulldozer Press Operator
- Bulldozer Operator
- Buckshot Swage Operator
- Bolt Machine Operator
- Board Hammer Operator
- Automatic Casting-Forging Machine Operator
- Anvil Seating Press Operator
- Air Table Operator
Tasks for “Fastener Technologist”
- Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies.
- Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.
- Select, align, and bolt positioning fixtures, stops and specified dies to rams and anvils, forging rolls, or presses and hammers.
- Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.
- 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.
- Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
- Sharpen cutting tools and drill bits, using bench grinders.
- Trim and compress finished forgings to specified tolerances.
- Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
- Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
- Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Sheet metal rolls
- Magnifying glasses
- Digital micrometers
- Flanging machines
- Bench grinders
- Sheet metal press brakes
- Gas furnaces
- Safety goggles
- Hand mallets
- Metal cutting routers
- Oil furnaces
- Vernier calipers
- Bevel protractors
- Stationary drill presses
- Hydraulic drop forging hammers
- Forging dies
- Planishing hammers
- Drill presses
- Band cutters
- Slotted screwdrivers
- Layout squares
- Pneumatic power drills
- Beam type torque wrenches
- Metal band sawing machines
- Protective ear plugs
- Protective shoes
- Power nibblers
- Punch presses
- Hydraulic trim presses
- Disc grinders
- Hydraulic roll forging machines
- Electric overhead traveling EOT cranes
- Sheet metal shearing machines
- Automatic roll forging machines
- Variable speed routers
- Shears
- Power riveters
- Power sanders
- Mechanical forging presses
- Hammer forging machinery
- Safety gloves
- Hydraulic forging presses
- Face shields
- Radial gauges
- Automatic conveyors
- Tapered feeler gauges
- Forging tongs
- Turret punches
- Blanking presses
- Portable anvils
- Straight tinners snips
- Precision rulers
- Hoisting devices
- Machine control software
- Inventory tracking software
- Data entry software
- Email software