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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
- 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
- Fastener Technologist
- 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 “Knuckler”
- Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
- Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
- Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
- 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.
- Install, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools.
- Sharpen cutting tools and drill bits, using bench grinders.
- Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.
- Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.
- Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies.
- Trim and compress finished forgings to specified tolerances.
- Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
- 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
- Safety gloves
- Tapered feeler gauges
- Protective shoes
- Disc grinders
- Drill presses
- Power nibblers
- Hydraulic roll forging machines
- Turret punches
- Metal band sawing machines
- Automatic roll forging machines
- Slotted screwdrivers
- Precision rulers
- Stationary drill presses
- Layout squares
- Punch presses
- Face shields
- Radial gauges
- Beam type torque wrenches
- Hydraulic forging presses
- Sheet metal rolls
- Sheet metal press brakes
- Digital micrometers
- Hammer forging machinery
- Bench grinders
- Safety goggles
- Power sanders
- Forging dies
- Protective ear plugs
- Pneumatic power drills
- Straight tinners snips
- Electric overhead traveling EOT cranes
- Portable anvils
- Mechanical forging presses
- Flanging machines
- Band cutters
- Automatic conveyors
- Planishing hammers
- Metal cutting routers
- Bevel protractors
- Hand mallets
- Magnifying glasses
- Oil furnaces
- Hydraulic drop forging hammers
- Blanking presses
- Gas furnaces
- Power riveters
- Shears
- Sheet metal shearing machines
- Forging tongs
- Vernier calipers
- Hydraulic trim presses
- Hoisting devices
- Variable speed routers
- Machine control software
- Data entry software
- Email software
- Inventory tracking software