How do they match: Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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

  • Setter
  • Machine Operator
  • Machine Coremaker
  • Machine Molder
  • Metal Base Blocker
  • Metal Caster
  • Metal Molder
  • Operator
  • Plastic Cup Fabricating Machine Operator
  • Plastic Duplicator
  • Plastic Joint Maker
  • Plastic Molder
  • Plastic Process Technician
  • Aluminum Molding Machine Operator
  • Automatic Casting Machine Operator
  • Bender Machine Operator
  • Blow Mold Operator
  • Blow Molding Machine Tender
  • Blow Molding Operator
  • Bonding Machine Operator
  • Bullet Casting Operator
  • Bullet-Slug Casting Machine Operator
  • Cake-Press Operator
  • Caster Operator
  • Casting Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Casting Machine Operator
  • Casting Operator
  • Casting Room Operator
  • Casting Wheel Operator
  • Centrifugal Casting Machine Tender
  • Centrifugal Casting Machine Operator
  • Compression Operator
  • Compression Molding Machine Setter
  • Compression Molding Machine Tender
  • Compression Molding Machine Operator
  • Core Machine Operator
  • Coremaking Machine Setter
  • Corrugator Operator
  • DC Casting Operator
  • Die Casting Machine Setter
  • Die Casting Machine Operator
  • Diecast Machine Operator
  • Direct Chill Casting Operator
  • Eight Arm Operator
  • Hopper Operator
  • Injection Operator
  • Injection Mold Operator
  • Injection Molding Machine Setter
  • Injection Molding Machine Tender
  • Injection Molding Machine Operator
  • Injection Molding Machinist
  • Injection Molding Operator
  • Injection Press Operator
  • Manufacturing Operator
  • Mogul Operator
  • Mold Setter
  • Mold Machine Operator
  • Mold Operator
  • Molding Machine Setter
  • Molding Machine Operator
  • Nonferrous Metal Caster
  • Nonferrous Metal Precision Pattern and Die Caster
  • Pig Machine Operator
  • Pilling Machine Operator
  • Polymerization Oven Tender
  • Polymerization Oven Operator
  • Preform Machine Operator
  • Press Operator
  • Reclamation Kettle Tender
  • Rotor Casting Machine Operator
  • Rotor Casting Machine Setup Operator
  • Sand Slinger Operator
  • Shell Mold Bonding Machine Operator
  • Shell Molding Roller Blast Operator
  • Shift Operator
  • Turning and Beading Machine Operator
  • Typecasting Machine Operator
  • Vacuum Plastic Forming Machine Operator
  • Vanstone Machine Operator
  • Wet End Operator

  • Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

  • Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
  • Operate hoists to position dies or patterns on foundry floors.
  • Connect water hoses to cooling systems of dies, using hand tools.
  • Install dies onto machines or presses and coat dies with parting agents, according to work order specifications.
  • Mix and measure compounds, or weigh premixed compounds, and dump them into machine tubs, cavities, or molds.
  • Observe meters and gauges to verify and record temperatures, pressures, and press-cycle times.
  • Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
  • Obtain and move specified patterns to work stations, manually or using hoists, and secure patterns to machines, using wrenches.
  • Perform maintenance work such as cleaning and oiling machines.
  • Position and secure workpieces on machines, and start feeding mechanisms.
  • Pour or load metal or sand into melting pots, furnaces, molds, or hoppers, using shovels, ladles, or machines.
  • Preheat tools, dies, plastic materials, or patterns, using blowtorches or other equipment.
  • Read specifications, blueprints, and work orders to determine setups, temperatures, and time settings required to mold, form, or cast plastic materials, as well as to plan production sequences.
  • Remove finished or cured products from dies or molds, using hand tools, air hoses, and other equipment, stamping identifying information on products when necessary.
  • Remove parts, such as dies, from machines after production runs are finished.
  • Repair or replace damaged molds, pipes, belts, chains, or other equipment, using hand tools, hand-powered presses, or jib cranes.
  • Select and install blades, tools, or other attachments for each operation.
  • Skim or pour dross, slag, or impurities from molten metal, using ladles, rakes, hoes, spatulas, or spoons.
  • Trim excess material from parts, using knives, and grind scrap plastic into powder for reuse.
  • Turn valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times.

  • Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Operate grinding equipment.
  • Connect supply lines to production equipment or tools.
  • Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.
  • Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
  • Skim impurities from molten metal.
  • Smooth metal surfaces or edges.