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Job Description

Perform a variety of duties such as mixing materials, assembling mold parts, filling molds, and stacking molds to mold and cast a wide range of products.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9195.07

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Molding and Casting Workers”.

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Tasks for “Mold Dresser”

Clean, finish, and lubricate molds and mold parts.
Align and assemble parts to produce completed products, using gauges and hand tools.
Brush or spray mold surfaces with parting agents or insert paper into molds to ensure smoothness and prevent sticking or seepage.
Withdraw cores or other loose mold members after castings solidify.
Verify dimensions of products, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, vernier gauges, or protractors.
Separate models or patterns from molds and examine products for accuracy.
Read work orders or examine parts to determine parts or sections of products to be produced.
Melt metal pieces, using torches, and cast products, such as inlays and crowns, using centrifugal casting machines.
Locate and scribe parting lines on patterns, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, squares, or depth gauges.
Smooth surfaces of molds, using scraping tools or sandpaper.
Operate and adjust controls of heating equipment to melt material or to cure, dry, or bake filled molds.
Operate molding machines that compact sand in flasks to form molds.
Remove excess materials and level and smooth wet mold mixtures.
Engrave or stamp identifying symbols, letters, or numbers on products.
Bore holes or cut grates, risers, or pouring spouts in molds, using power tools.
Place forms around models and separately immerse each half portion of a model in plaster, wax, or other mold-making materials.
Pour, pack, spread, or press plaster, concrete, liquid plastic, or other materials into or around models or molds.
Select sizes and types of molds according to instructions.
Measure ingredients and mix molding, casting material, or sealing compounds to prescribed consistencies, according to formulas.
Assemble, insert, and adjust wires, tubes, cores, fittings, rods, or patterns into molds, using hand tools and depth gauges.
Construct or form molds for use in casting metal, clay, or plaster objects, using plaster, fiberglass, rubber, casting machines, patterns, or flasks.
Repair mold defects, such as cracks or broken edges, using patterns, mold boxes, or hand tools.
Measure and cut products to specified dimensions, using measuring and cutting instruments.
Patch broken edges or fractures, using clay or plaster.
Tap or tilt molds to ensure uniform distribution of materials.
Trim or remove excess material, using scrapers, knives, or band saws.
Set the proper operating temperature for each casting.
Load or stack filled molds in ovens, dryers, or curing boxes, or on storage racks or carts.

Related Technology & Tools

Combination squares
Propane torches
Trimming knives
C clamps
Band saws
Depth gauges
Desktop computers
Forklifts
Extrusion blow molding machines
Holding clamps
Melting kettles
Compressing machines
Protractors
Drying oven units
Foundry molding flasks
Cleaning scrapers
Injection molding machines
Grinding machines
Computer terminals
Belt conveyors
Die casting machines
Digital micrometers
Foundry mold boxes
Industrial platform scales
Grease guns
Centrifugal casting machines
Adjustable hand wrenches
Vernier calipers
Rotary dryers
Utility knives
Continuous casting machines
Stretch blow molding machines
Straight screwdrivers
Squeeze molding machines
Pulverizers
Hand ladles
Dial calipers
Tap sets

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