Occupation information for Pourers and Casters, Metal District Of Columbia

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

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: 1 to 12 months on-the-job training

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Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
Pull levers to lift ladle stoppers and to allow molten steel to flow into ingot molds to specified heights.
Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.
Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.
Add metal to molds to compensate for shrinkage.
Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal.
Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling.
Stencil identifying information on ingots and pigs, using special hand tools.

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