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Careers / Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
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Summary Description |
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Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries. |
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Sample Job Titles |
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Airset Caster |
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Airset Molder |
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Bond Runner |
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Core Baker |
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Core Drier |
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Core Machine Operator |
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Core Maker |
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Core Microarchitect |
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Core Oven Tender |
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Core Paster |
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Core Piler |
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Core Rescuer |
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Core Setter |
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Core Stacker |
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Core Sticker |
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Core Stripper |
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Coremaker Apprentice |
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18. |
Dipper |
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Dry Molder |
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Dry Sand Molder |
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Founder |
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Foundry Finisher |
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Foundry Mold Assembly and Shake-Out Worker |
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Foundry Molder |
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Foundry Tender |
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Foundry Worker |
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Golf Club Head Former |
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Green Sand Molder |
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29. |
Hand Coremaker |
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30. |
Hand Former |
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31. |
Hand Spring Former |
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32. |
Journeyman Molder |
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33. |
Mold Capper |
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34. |
Mold Closer |
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35. |
Mold Finisher |
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Mold Maker |
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Mold Operator |
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Mold Tooling Technician |
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39. |
Molder |
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Molder Apprentice |
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41. |
No Bake Molder |
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Pattern Molder |
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Roll Hand |
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Sand Cutter |
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Sand Cutter Operator |
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46. |
Sand Molder |
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Shell Core Operator |
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48. |
Shell Mold Operator |
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Sweep Molder |
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Wax Pattern Coater |
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Job Tasks |
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Position patterns inside mold sections and clamp sections together.
- Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.
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Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
- Clean production equipment.
- Smooth metal surfaces or edges.
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Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.
- Place materials into molds.
- Build production molds.
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Move and position workpieces such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.
- Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
- Signal others to coordinate work activities.
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Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.
- Place materials into molds.
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Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.
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Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
- Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
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Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
- Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
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Lift upper mold sections from lower sections and remove molded patterns.
- Remove workpieces from molds.
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Form and assemble slab cores around patterns and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue.
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Pour molten metal into molds, manually or using crane ladles.
- Place materials into molds.
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Rotate sweep boards around spindles to make symmetrical molds for convex impressions.
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Operate ovens or furnaces to bake cores or to melt, skim, and flux metal.
- Operate heating or drying equipment.
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Work Activities |
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Getting Information —
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
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Handling and Moving Objects —
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
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Performing General Physical Activities —
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials. |
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Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events —
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
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Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings —
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
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Making Decisions and Solving Problems —
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
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Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material —
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
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Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards —
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
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Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People —
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
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Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates —
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
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Documenting/Recording Information —
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
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Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information —
Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
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Controlling Machines and Processes —
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
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Thinking Creatively —
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
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Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others —
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
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Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships —
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
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Processing Information —
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
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Nature of the Work |
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Working Conditions |
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