// Unit group · 7211

Metal Moulders and Coremakers

Metal moulders and coremakers make moulds and cores for casting metal.

7 Craft and Related Trades Workers / 72 Metal, Machinery and Related Trades Workers / 721 Sheet and Structural Metal Workers, Moulders and Welders, and Related Workers / All level 4

// Working conditions

Air and dustHeat and coldMachineryNoise

// Hand tools

  1. 1General Hand Tool Operation
  2. 2Hammers
  3. 3Vises

making moulds by hand or using auxiliary machines on a bench for small metal castings, on the foundry floor, or in a pit for large castings

making cores for use in metal moulds

cleaning and smoothing moulds, core boxes, and repairing surface imperfections

moving and positioning work pieces such as mould sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signalling others to move work pieces

positioning patterns inside mould sections and clamping sections together

cutting spouts, runner holes and sprue holes into moulds

lifting upper mould sections from lower sections and remove moulded patterns.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Coremaker
- Metal casting moulder

Indexed job titles 6