Profession coquille casting worker

Coquille casting workers manufacture castings, including pipes, tubes, hollow profiles and other products of the first processing of steel, by operating hand-controlled equipment in a foundry. They conduct the flow of molten ferrous and non-ferrous metals into coquilles, taking care to create the exact right circumstances to obtain the highest quality metal. They observe the flow of metal to identify faults. In case of a fault, they notify the authorised personnel and participate in the removal of the fault.

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Personality Type

Skills

  • Repair coquille defects

    Repair coquille malfunctions and damage, such as cracks or broken edges using hand tools and welding machines.

  • Extract products from coquilles

    Remove finished products from coquilles and examine them in detail for anomalies.

  • Maintain coquille parts

    Carry out minor repair tasks and maintenance of coquilles and coquille parts.

  • Ensure coquille uniformity

    Oversee uniformity of coquilles; use casting equipment and tools such as welding machines.

  • Insert coquille structures

    Assemble and insert coquille structures using the appropriate hand tools.

  • Assemble metal parts

    Align and arrange steel and metal parts in order to assemble complete products; use the appropriate hand tools and gauges.

  • Handle metal work orders

    Interpret work orders in order to determine which metal parts should be produced.

  • Select coquille types

    Select the appropriate coquille types and coquille sizes.

  • Move filled coquilles

    Correctly replace filled-up coquilles, understand how to load coquilles into the oven and how to store filled-up coquilles onto a rack.

  • Troubleshoot

    Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

Optional knowledge and skills

types of metal manufacturing processes ferrous metal processing construct coquilles operate metal heating equipment follow manufacturing work schedule remove finished casts operate smelter record production data for quality control non-ferrous metal processing cut metal products smooth burred surfaces mark a metal workpiece using punch communicate using non-verbal language manage time in casting processes

Source: Sisyphus ODB