| Job Title |
Foundry Worker, General |
| Job Description |
Performs Any Combination Of Following Tasks In Foundry
Concerned With Melting Metal, Pouring Metal Into Molds, Removing
Castings From Molds, Dressing Castings, Moving Foundry
Materials, And Cleaning Equipment And Work Areas: Moves Sand,
Castings, Flasks, Or Other Materials About Foundry By Hand,
Using Wheelbarrow Or Cart, Or By Loading Them Onto Conveyor.
Assembles Flasks, Using Wrench, Bolts, And Tap Screws. Waters
And Mixes Sand, Shovels Sand Into Flasks, And Compacts Sand In
Flasks, Using Ramming Tool. Sprays Binder On Surface Of Sand
Molds And Dries Surface With Blowtorch. Fits Together, Clamps,
And Unclamps Cope And Drag On Production Line. Weighs Out
Specified Amounts Of Materials For Furnace Charge, And Loads
Charge Into Melting Furnace. Skims Slag From Surface Of Molten
Metal, Using Scoop. Carries Or Pushes Ladles Of Molten Metal On
Monorail And Pours Metal Into Molds. Installs And Removes Steel
Jackets And Bands Used To Hold Snap Molds Together During
Casting. Breaks Sand Mold From Finished Casting, Using Bar Or
Hammer. Sorts Castings Into Pairs Or Groups For Assembly. Pulls
Reinforcing Wires From Castings. Directs High Pressure Stream Of
Water Onto Castings To Clean Castings And Remove Cores. Cleans
Castings, Patterns, And Flasks, Using Wire Brush. Removes Gates,
Sprues, And Other Projections From Castings With Sledge,
Pneumatic Hammer, Power Shear, Or Power Hacksaw. Breaks Up Used
Sand Molds With Bar, Shovels Sand Into Drying Oven And
Sand-mixing Machine, And Sifts Sand Through Motor-driven Screen
For Reuse In New Molds. Breaks Up Slag, Using Hammer, And
Shovels It Into Buckets For Removal To Dump. Chips Out Worn
Cupola And Ladle Linings, Using Bar. Prepares Plaster And
Relines Ladle. Sweeps And Cleans Work Areas. May Be Designated
According To Worker Assisted Or According To Duty Performed As
Casting Carrier (foundry); Casting Sorter (foundry);
Cupola-tender Helper (foundry); Flask Carrier (foundry); Jacket
Changer (foundry); Ladle-liner Helper (foundry). May Be
Designated: Ladle Pusher (foundry); Mold Clamper (foundry);
Mold-closer Helper (foundry); Molder Helper (foundry); Molder
Helper, Machine (foundry); Mold Stacker (foundry); Pattern
Carrier (foundry); Pattern Cleaner (foundry); Sand-screener
Operator (foundry); Sand Shoveler (foundry); Sand Wheeler
(foundry); Shake-out Worker (foundry); Skimmer (foundry); Slag
Worker (foundry); Sprue Knocker (foundry).
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