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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 “Cement Fittings Maker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Timekeeping software
Microsoft Word
Inventory control software
Microsoft Excel
Computer aided design CAD software