foundry moulder
Foundry moulders manufacture cores for metal moulds, which are used to fill a space in the mould that must remain unfilled during casting. They use wood, plastic or other materials to create the core, selected to withstand the extreme environment of a metal mould.
Also called: foundry worker, foundry sand moulder, coremaker, foundry core maker, core maker, sand moulder, foundry coremaker
- 10
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Optional skills
15- attend to detail in casting processes
- communicate using non-verbal language
- coordinate coremaking shifts
- ferrous metal processing
- follow manufacturing work schedule
- mark processed workpiece
- monitor gauge
- non-ferrous metal processing
- precious metal processing
- prepare scientific reports
- supervise work
- types of metal
- types of metal manufacturing processes
- types of plastic
- various types of sand
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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