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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.6 - making moulds, casts, models and patterns S6.6.1 - making production moulds and casts Construct moulds
Description
Construct moulds for the casting of objects in plaster, clay, glass, plastic or metal. Use casting machines and materials such as rubber, plaster or fibreglass.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 4 occupations
- Optional in 7 occupations
- Total: 11 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Moulding machine operatorMoulding machine operators operate machines that are part of the production process of moulds for the manufacturing of castings or other moulded materials. They tend the mouldmakin…
- MouldmakerMouldmakers manually create moulds for the production of metal products. They mix sand and hardening materials to obtain a specialised mixture. They then use a pattern and one or…
- Doll makerDoll makers design, create and repair dolls using various materials such as porcelain, wood or plastic. They build moulds of forms and attach parts using adhesives and handtools. D…
- Candle makerCandle makers mold candles, place the wick in the middle of the mold and fill the mold with wax, by hand or machine. They remove the candle from the…
Optional for
- Sectional belt mould assemblerSectional belt mould assemblers operate the machine that presses belts into a V-shape. They stretch the belt around the mould and start the machine. Other titles The following job……
- Hand brick moulderHand brick moulders create unique bricks, pipes, and other heat-resistant products using hand moulding tools. They create moulds according to specifications, clean and oil them, in…
- Medical device assemblerMedical device assemblers manufacture instruments, machines and appliances that can be used to prevent, diagnose or treat medical conditions. Medical devices can be non-electrical,…
- Fiberglass laminatorFiberglass laminators mould fiberglass materials to form hulls and boat decks. They read blueprints and use hand and power tools to cut the composite materials. They apply waxes an…
- Plastic furniture machine operatorPlastic furniture machine operators tend plastic processing machines that produce pieces such as plastic chairs and tables. They inspect each resulting product, detect abnormalitie…
- Glass forming machine operatorGlass forming machine operators operate and maintain machines that press or blow molten glass in moulds to form or shape products, such as neons, bottles, jars and drinking glasses…
- Compression moulding machine operatorCompression moulding machine operators set up and operate machines to mould plastic products, according to requirements. They select and install dies on press. Compression moulding…
Related skills
- Types of moulding
- Blow moulding
- Maintain moulds
- Fill moulds
- Select mould types
- Quality standards
- Repair mould defects
- Extract products from moulds
- Match product moulds
- Finish plastic products
- Inspect quality of products
- Insert mould structures
- Set up the controller of a machine
- Monitor automated machines
Last updated on February 18, 2026
