Pourers and Casters, Metal

Key skills

A typical day

• •Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
• •Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
• •Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
• •Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
• •Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.

Fields of study

Any field