Pourers and Casters, Metal

What Does a Pourers and Casters, Metal Do?

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

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
• 2Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
• 3Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
• 4Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
• 5Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.
• 6Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.
• 7Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment.
• 8Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling.

Required Skills

• Husky Injection Molding Systems Shotscope NX
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word

Pourers and Casters, Metal Salary