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