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.

The following job titles also refer to coquille casting worker:

caster
foundry coremakers
foundry caster
foundry process operators
coquille caster
coquille casting workers
foundry sand moulders
foundry casters

No formal educational credential is generally required to work as a coquille casting worker.

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

• the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
• the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
• the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Coquille casting worker is a Skill level 2 occupation.

These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to coquille casting worker.

foundry operative
casting machine operator
foundry moulder
production plant crane operator
mouldmaker

These occupations require some skills and knowledge of coquille casting worker. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of coquille casting worker with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

metal furnace operator
welding inspector
air pollution analyst
desalination technician
metal production supervisor

These skills are necessary for the role of coquille casting worker.

• Ensure coquille uniformity: Oversee uniformity of coquilles; use casting equipment and tools such as welding machines.
• Maintain coquille parts: Carry out minor repair tasks and maintenance of coquilles and coquille parts.
• Assemble metal parts: Align and arrange steel and metal parts in order to assemble complete products; use the appropriate hand tools and gauges.
• Troubleshoot: Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
• Select coquille types: Select the appropriate coquille types and coquille sizes.
• Extract products from coquilles: Remove finished products from coquilles and examine them in detail for anomalies.
• 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.
• Handle metal work orders: Interpret work orders in order to determine which metal parts should be produced.
• Insert coquille structures: Assemble and insert coquille structures using the appropriate hand tools.
• Repair coquille defects: Repair coquille malfunctions and damage, such as cracks or broken edges using hand tools and welding machines.

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of coquille casting worker. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

• Non-ferrous metal processing: Various processing methods on non-ferrous metals and alloys such as copper, zinc and aluminium.
• Ferrous metal processing: Various processing methods on iron and iron-containing alloys such as steel, stainless steel and pig iron.
• Types of metal manufacturing processes: Metal processes linked to the different types of metal, such as casting processes, heat treatment processes, repair processes and other metal manufacturing processes.

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of coquille casting worker. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

• Operate smelter: Operate heating machinery in order to melt various materials, or to bake filled-up moulds.
• Record production data for quality control: Keep records of the machine’s faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.
• Remove finished casts: Open mould and safely remove the finished cast from within.
• Manage time in casting processes: Work on castings with the necessary sense of timing in regards to quality, for example when measuring how long moulds must rest before they are used in further casting processes.
• Operate metal heating equipment: Use heating machinery to bake filled-up moulds or to melt steel, metal and other materials.
• Communicate using non-verbal language: Communicate with colleagues using body language and other non-verbal cues in order to ensure effective communication during operations.
• Mark a metal workpiece using punch: Handle and operate a punch and hammer to mark a metal work piece, for example for the purpose of carving a serial number, or for drilling to mark the exact place where a the hole should be places in order to keep the drill steady.
• Cut metal products: Operate cutting and measuring instruments in order to cut/shape pieces of metal into given dimensions.
• Smooth burred surfaces: Inspect and smooth burred surfaces of steel and metal parts.
• Construct coquilles: Construct coquilles for the casting of objects in plaster, clay, or metal. Use casting machines and materials such as rubber, plaster or fibreglass.
• Follow manufacturing work schedule: Follow the planning set up by manufacturing companies’ managers exactly to ensure one production process is not delayed due to another and they follow each other smoothly.

7211 – Metal moulders and coremakers

References

1. Coquille casting worker – ESCO