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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Production Occupations · Job Skills & Competencies · SOC 51-4072 · 5 skills

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  • Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
  • Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
  • Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

O*NET task statements are shown in their source language (English). Task data excerpted from the O*NET® 29.1 Database (USDOL/ETA) and used under CC BY 4.0.

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molding-casting-machine-operator
14
wonsukchoiwonsukchoi/domain-experts
Use when a task needs the judgment of a Molding, Coremaking, or Casting Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender — diagnosing intermittent porosity or a quality defect when machine-displayed parameters read within spec, deciding whether a persistent same-location defect points to a tooling issue versus a process parameter, evaluating a cooling-time reduction against dimensional stability, or adjusting a setting to fix a short shot without reintroducing flash.
casting-best-practices
0
LoopyLuciLoopyLuci/Skills
Use when applying casting best practices.

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