Metal moulders and coremakers make moulds and cores for casting metal.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
Job Responsibilities
- Making moulds by hand or using auxiliary machines on a bench for small metal castings, on the foundry floor, or in a pit for large castings
- Making cores for use in metal moulds
- Cleaning and smoothing moulds, core boxes, and repairing surface imperfections
- Moving and positioning work pieces such as mould sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signalling others to move work pieces
- Positioning patterns inside mould sections and clamping sections together
- Cutting spouts, runner holes and sprue holes into moulds
- Lifting upper mould sections from lower sections and remove moulded patterns
