Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

Also includes

About the Job

Primary Industry	Manufacturing
Indiana Average Salary	$31,840.00
Average Time to Fill	36 days
Typical Education	High school equivalency
Typical Experience	None
Current Openings
2 Year Projected Openings (2022-2024)	2,527
2 Year Expected Percentage Change (2022-2024)	0.79 %
10 Year Projected Openings (2021-2031)	11,123
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2021-2031)	-3.19 %

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Skills Profile

Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Attention to Detail
Work Ethic
Information Gathering
Professionalism

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Handling and Moving Objects

Cast precision cast patterns, molds, or dies to form objects
Set-up production equipment or machinery
Cast metal objects
Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds
Shape construction materials such as wood
Remove workpieces from molds
Install attachments to machinery or related structures
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment
Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment
Connect supply lines to production equipment or tools
Perform installation or removal of equipment accessories or tools
Set-up welding equipment
Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures
Don/Doff industrial, production, or manufacturing related Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Sand metal or plastic objects
Prepare site or surface before casting metal
File metal or plastic objects
Grind metal objects
Pour material such as liquid plastic or metal into molds
Skim impurities from molten metal
Preheat metal before welding, brazing, or soldering
Load items into ovens or furnaces
Remove products or workpieces from production equipment
Load/unload material, products, or workpieces into or from machinery or equipment
Adjust metal or plastic processing equipment and machinery
Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production
Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment
Fill cracks, imperfections, or holes in products or workpieces
Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products
Build production molds
Construct molds for casting objects
Process metals using power or hand tools
Mix chemicals safely according to instructions
Braze metal parts or components
Package goods for shipment or storage
Cut construction material

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Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification	Certi - fication	Certification	Hard to Fill	Expensive to Fill
Inventory Management
Inventory Control
Calipers
Process Control
Manufacturing Processes
Equipment Repair
Thermoplastic