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Pourers and Casters, Metal
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Top Expected Tasks
Pourers and Casters, Metal
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Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
02
Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
03
Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
04
Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
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Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.
06
Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.
07
Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment.
08
Assemble and embed cores in casting frames, using hand tools and equipment.
09
Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal.
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Pull levers to lift ladle stoppers and to allow molten steel to flow into ingot molds to specified heights.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Pourers and Casters, Metal
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Production and Processing
KNOWLEDGE
Education and Training
KNOWLEDGE
Mechanical
KNOWLEDGE
Administration and Management
SKILL
Operation and Control
SKILL
Operations Monitoring
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Judgment and Decision Making
ABILITY
Arm-Hand Steadiness
ABILITY
Control Precision
ABILITY
Manual Dexterity
ABILITY
Multilimb Coordination
ABILITY
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