Pourers and Casters, Metal

Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

Job Task

• Pours molten metal into molds and forms, using ladle.
• Positions equipment or signals workers to position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, or crucibles.
• Loads specified amount of metal and flux into furnace or clay crucible.
• Examines molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
• Transports metal ingots to storage areas, using forklift.
• Repairs and maintains metal forms and equipment, using hand tools, sledges, and bars.
• Stencils identifying information on ingots and pigs, using special hand tools.
• Collects samples or signals workers to sample metal for analysis.
• Removes metal ingots or cores from molds, using hand tools, cranes, and chain hoists.
• Assembles and imbeds cores in casting frames, using hand tools and equipment.
• Turns valves to circulate water through core or sprays water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal.
• Reads temperature gauges, observes color changes, and adjusts furnace flame, torch, or electrical heating unit to melt metal.
• Skims slag or removes excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, and recycles scrap.
• Adds metal to molds to compensate for shrinkage.

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