Pourers and Casters, Metal

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Inspect production equipment.
• Place materials into molds.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
• Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
• Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.

• Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
• Signal others to coordinate work activities.
• Load materials into production equipment.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
• Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
• Trim excess material from workpieces.
• Skim impurities from molten metal.
• Remove workpieces from molds.
• Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.
• Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
• Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
• Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
• Operate forklifts or other loaders.
• Clean production equipment.
• Maintain production or processing equipment.
• Repair templates, patterns, or molds.

• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

• Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

• Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

• Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

• Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

• Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons