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Summary Description


	Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Aluminum Pourer

2.	Billet Header

3.	Brass Pourer

4.	Buggy Ladle Tender

5.	Bull Ladle Tender

6.	Busher

7.	Caster

8.	Caster Operator

9.	Casting Machine Operator

10.	Die Cast Operator (DCO)

11.	Direct Chill Caster (DC Caster)

12.	Furnace Operator

13.	General Foundry Worker

14.	Header

15.	Ingot Caster

16.	Ingot Header

17.	Iron Pourer

18.	Ladle Car Operator

19.	Ladle Filler

20.	Ladle Operator

21.	Ladle Pourer

22.	Ladle Puller

23.	Ladler

24.	Lead Caster

25.	Lead Pourer

26.	Melter

27.	Melter - Caster

28.	Metal Handler

29.	Mold Maker

30.	Molten Iron Pourer

31.	Pourer

32.	Pourer Off

33.	Steel Pourer

34.	Third Steel Pourer

35.	Tin Pourer

36.	White Metal Caster

Job Tasks

	Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis. Collect samples of materials or products for testing. Signal others to coordinate work activities.

	Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms. Place materials into molds. Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.

	Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications. Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions. Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.

	Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal. Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow. Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.

	Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated. Inspect production equipment.

	Add metal to molds to compensate for shrinkage. Place materials into molds.

	Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment. Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment. Signal others to coordinate work activities.

	Pull levers to lift ladle stoppers and to allow molten steel to flow into ingot molds to specified heights. Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.

	Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles. Load materials into production equipment.

	Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners. Clean production equipment.

	Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling. Trim excess material from workpieces. Skim impurities from molten metal.

	Assemble and embed cores in casting frames, using hand tools and equipment.

	Remove metal ingots or cores from molds, using hand tools, cranes, and chain hoists. Remove workpieces from molds.

	Transport metal ingots to storage areas, using forklifts. Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas. Operate forklifts or other loaders.

	Stencil identifying information on ingots and pigs, using special hand tools. Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.

	Repair and maintain metal forms and equipment, using hand tools, sledges, and bars. Maintain production or processing equipment. Repair templates, patterns, or molds.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

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.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

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.

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.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

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Working Conditions


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