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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4072.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 32,660.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 15.00
Currently, there are 145,560 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”.

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Tasks for “Nonferrous Metal Precision Pattern and Die Caster”

Connect water hoses to cooling systems of dies, using hand tools.
Repair or replace damaged molds, pipes, belts, chains, or other equipment, using hand tools, hand-powered presses, or jib cranes.
Unload finished products from conveyor belts, pack them in containers, and place containers in warehouses.
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.
Trim excess material from parts, using knives, and grind scrap plastic into powder for reuse.
Cool products after processing to prevent distortion.
Skim or pour dross, slag, or impurities from molten metal, using ladles, rakes, hoes, spatulas, or spoons.
Remove parts such as dies from machines after production runs are finished.
Operate hoists to position dies or patterns on foundry floors.
Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
Select coolants and lubricants, and start their flow.
Assemble shell halves, patterns, and foundry flasks, and reinforce core boxes, using glue, clamps, wire, bolts, rams, or machines.
Install dies onto machines or presses and coat dies with parting agents, according to work order specifications.
Adjust equipment and workpiece holding fixtures, such as mold frames, tubs, and cutting tables, to ensure proper functioning.
Select and install blades, tools, or other attachments for each operation.
Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
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.
Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
Preheat tools, dies, plastic materials, or patterns, using blowtorches or other equipment.
Spray, smoke, or coat molds with compounds to lubricate or insulate molds, using acetylene torches or sprayers.
Smooth and clean inner surfaces of molds, using brushes, scrapers, air hoses, or grinding wheels, and fill imperfections with refractory material.
Position and secure workpieces on machines, and start feeding mechanisms.
Clamp metal and plywood strips around dies or patterns to form molds.
Shape molds to specified contours, using sand, and trowels and related tools.
Observe meters and gauges to verify and record temperatures, pressures, and press-cycle times.
Turn valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times.
Inventory and record quantities of materials and finished products, requisitioning additional supplies as necessary.
Remove finished or cured products from dies or molds, using hand tools, air hoses, and other equipment, stamping identifying information on products when necessary.
Obtain and move specified patterns to work stations, manually or using hoists, and secure patterns to machines, using wrenches.
Pull level and toggle latches to fill molds, to regulate tension on sheeting, and to release mold covers.
Mix and measure compounds, or weigh premixed compounds, and dump them into machine tubs, cavities, or molds.
Maintain inventories of materials.

Related Technology & Tools

Air guns
Round nose pliers
Melt pressure transducers
Lifting slings
Flash trimming knives
Hydraulic pressure gauges
Wire cleaning brushes
Gate cutters
Digital timers
Digital surface thermometers
Orifice gauges
Electric overhead traveling EOT cranes
Wheeled forklifts
Robotic metal ladles
Pressure die casting machines
Mechanical limit switches
Brass hammers
Digital psychrometers
Video borescopes
Aluminum hammers
Pressure washers
Sprue pullers
Thermal imaging cameras
Measuring tapes
Injection molding machines
Mold clamps
Cold chamber die casting machines
Loading robots
Right angle pliers
Protective glasses
Stopwatches
Digital radius gauges
Duckbill pliers
Hex key sets
Hand scrapers
Hand crimpers
Digital micrometers
Extruding equipment
Hot chamber die casting machines
Aluminized suits
Powered industrial trucks
Digital torque wrenches
Air purifying respirators
Air angle die grinders
Needle nose pliers
Pneumatic die grinders
Tie bar strain gauges
Trim presses
Utility knives
Standard metal ladles
Die bars
Deflashing tools
Gravity die casting machines
Multipurpose screwdrivers
Digital handheld thermometers
Die cast dies
Compressed air sprayers
Thermocouples

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