General Description
METAL CASTING, FORGING AND FINISHING TRADES WORKERS fabricate mould patterns and form sand moulds and cores for the production of metal castings, heat and hammer metal into shape, and make, repair, coat and polish metal parts and articles.
Indicative Skill Level
ANZSCO Skill Level: 3
In Australia the majority of occupations in this unit group have:
- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In New Zealand the majority of occupations in this unit group have:
- NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Task Information
- selecting metal stock for job requirements
- heating metal in forges and furnaces and hammering, punching and cutting metal using hand tools and machine presses
- tempering and hardening finished articles by quenching in oil or water baths or by cooling gradually in air
- preparing electrolytic and silver solutions for electroforming, and applying solution to the objects to be coated
- setting and adjusting controls to regulate electric current and depositing of coating on objects
- preparing horses\' hooves for shoeing, nailing horseshoes to hooves, and trimming hooves
- cutting, trimming, shaping and smoothing stock to form mould patterns
- filling boxes with sand and setting patterns in place, and pouring molten metal into moulds
- applying refractory paint and positioning cores in moulds
- finishing metal and articles by polishing and buffing and applying shellac, lacquer, paint and other finishes
Occupations in this group:
（1）322111 BLACKSMITH
Shapes bars, rods and blocks of metal by heating and hammering to produce or repair metal articles.
Specialisations: Hammer Smith、Spring Maker、Tool Smith
（2）322112 ELECTROPLATER
Controls plating processes and maintains solutions used to coat metal articles and other parts with non-ferrous metals.
Specialisations: Anodiser、Electroformer、Galvaniser
（3）322113 FARRIER
Inspects, trims and shapes horses\' hooves, and forms, fits and nails horseshoes.
（4）322114 METAL CASTING TRADES WORKER
Forms sand moulds and cores for the production of metal castings.
Specialisations: Coremaker、Metal Moulder
（5）322115 METAL POLISHER
Polishes metal to impart smooth, reflective and other finishes.