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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 Maintain moulds
Description
Maintain, repair and clean moulds and mould parts, e.g. by smoothening out imperfections on the surface. Use water, grease or oil to wash and scrape the moulds by hand.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 12 occupations
- Optional in 14 occupations
- Total: 26 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- 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…
- 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…
- Casting machine operatorCasting machine operators operate casting machines to manipulate metal substances into shape. They set up and tend casting machines to process molten ferrous and non-ferrous metals…
- Paper pulp moulding operatorPaper pulp moulding operators tend a machine that moulds paper pulp in various shapes, usually for use in lightweight but sturdy packaging material, such as egg boxes. Other titles…
- 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…
- Moulding machine technicianMoulding machine technicians service machinery used in the casting and moulding of plastics and other materials. They calibrate the equipment, perform maintenance activities, exami…
- 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…
- Concrete products machine operatorConcrete products machine operators tend machines used to produce moulded concrete products. They perform greasing, assembling and stripping of moulds. They also participate in the…
- Precast moulderPrecast moulders handcast decorative and structural concrete building products such as fireplace units, blocks or coloured tiles. They use a portable concrete-mixing machine. Dutie…
- Electrolytic cell makerElectrolytic cell makers create, finish and test concrete electrolytic cells using equipments, tools and concrete mixers. Other titles The following job titles also refer to electr…
- Block machine operatorBlock machine operators control, maintain and operate concrete blocks casting machine which fills and vibrate molds to compact wet concrete into finished blocks. Duties A block mac…
- Brick and tile casterBrick and tile casters operate and maintain mixing machines used in brick and tile products development. Other titles The following job titles also refer to brick and tile caster:……
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……
- 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…
- Injection moulding operatorInjection moulding operators operate and monitor injection moulding machines, in order to cast products from thermoplastic materials. They regulate the temperature, pressure, and v…
- Vacuum forming machine operatorVacuum forming machine operators tend, control, and maintain machines that heat sheets of plastic before moving them around a mould, using vacuum-suction; when these sheets become …
- Fibreglass machine operatorFibreglass machine operators control and maintain the machine that sprays a mix of resin and glass fibers onto products such as bathtubs or boat hulls to obtain strong and…
- 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…
- Blow moulding machine operatorBlow moulding machine operators operate and monitor blow moulding machine to mould plastic goods, according to requirements. They regulate temperature, air pressure and volume of p…
- Cake press operatorCake press operators set up and tend the hydraulic presses that compress and bake plastic chips into cake moulds to produce plastic sheets. They regulate and adjust the pressure…
- Stone splitterStone splitters operate and maintain machines that split stone. They manipulate stone into different forms such as blocks, cobbles, tiles and concrete products. Duties Stone spli…
- 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…
- 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…
- PlastererPlasterers apply plaster made from gypsum, cement or other solutions to walls as a smooth finish. They mix dry plaster powder with water, then smear the resulting paste onto…
Related skills
- Types of moulding
- Inspect quality of products
- Extract products from moulds
- Fill moulds
- Quality standards
- Select mould types
- Perform test run
- Set up the controller of a machine
- Keep records of work progress
- Report defective manufacturing materials
- Construct moulds
- Troubleshoot
- Monitor automated machines
Last updated on February 18, 2026
