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Career: Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Job Description
Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
88
|
Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections. |
79
|
Move and position workpieces such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces. |
76
|
Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds. |
66
|
Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring. |
65
|
Position patterns inside mold sections and clamp sections together. |
62
|
Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools. |
50
|
Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds. |
42
|
Lift upper mold sections from lower sections and remove molded patterns. |
40
|
Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds. |
37
|
Form and assemble slab cores around patterns and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue. |
26
|
Operate ovens or furnaces to bake cores or to melt, skim, and flux metal. |
22
|
Pour molten metal into molds, manually or using crane ladles. |
19
|
Rotate sweep boards around spindles in order to make symmetrical molds for convex impressions. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
87
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
54
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
49
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
45
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
45
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
41
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
38
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
37
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
34
|
Getting Information
|
31
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
30
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
29
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
28
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
28
|
Thinking Creatively
|
27
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
27
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
24
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
22
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
21
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
21
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
21
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
19
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
18
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
17
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
17
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
17
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
16
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
14
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
14
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
14
|
Processing Information
|
14
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
14
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
11
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
11
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
8
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
8
|
Interacting With Computers
|
7
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
6
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
5
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
4
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
3
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|