- Scoops molten metal from furnace into die or die casting machine.
- Fits and secures horses shoes.
- Tempers and hardens forged pieces, as required, by quenching in oil or water.
- Uses forging tools to shape and cut metal and bends or shapes metal by hand forging methods using hammers, punches, drifts and other hand tools.
- Operates press or hammer and repositions workpiece between strokes.
- Heats metal for forging and positions heated metal on anvil or other work surface.
- Seals seams with caulking compound, smooths welds, fixes metal doors, metal collars, portholes, tank and hatch covers and performs other metal plate finishing tasks using a variety of hand and power tools.
- Creates mould units out of sand, loam or plaster by hand or machine and fits cores into mould to form hollow parts in casting.
- Uses hydraulic jacks to position and align metal platework or frame for welding and bolting and rivets together metal plate and girders.
- Uses machine tools to bend, curve, punch, drill and straighten metal plate as required.
- Marks out metal plate with guidelines and reference points and cuts metal plate using hand or machine tools.
- Examines drawings and specifications to determine operational requirements.