From hydraulic forging press worker to drop forging hammer worker
14 of the 18 essential skills of a drop forging hammer worker are already essential for a hydraulic forging press worker — about 78% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from hydraulic forging press worker in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 4
- would be new
- 78%
- of the target job covered
- 18
- essential skills of a drop forging hammer worker
What a drop forging hammer worker does
Drop forging hammer workers utilise forging machinery and equipment, specifically machined hammers, in order to form ferrous and non-ferrous metal workpieces to their desired shape. They tend the forging hammers that are dropped onto the workpiece in order to reshape it after the form of the die, which can be closed or open, fully enclosing the workpiece or not.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- ensure correct metal temperature
- ensure equipment availability
- forging processes
- monitor automated machines
- operate forging tongs
- perform test run
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- remove scale from metal workpiece
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
- types of metal
- wear appropriate protective gear
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a drop forging hammer worker and not for a hydraulic forging press worker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from hydraulic forging press worker
2 roles- mechanical forging press worker14 skills in common
- metal rolling mill operator12 skills in common
← hydraulic forging press workerdrop forging hammer worker →The other way round
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How far are you from being a drop forging hammer worker?
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