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Foundry operative

Occupation

Description

Foundry operative manufacture castings, including pipes, tubes, hollow profiles and other products of the first processing of steel, by operating hand-controlled equipment in a foundry. They conduct the flow of molten ferrous and non-ferrous metals into moulds, taking care to create the exact right circumstances to obtain the highest quality metal. They observe the flow of metal to identify faults. In case of a fault, they notify the authorised personnel and participate in the removal of the fault.

International Standard Classification of Occupations

7 · Craft and related trades workers72 · Metal, machinery and related trades workers721 · Sheet and structural metal workers, moulders and welders, and related workers7211 · Metal moulders and coremakers

European Skills, Competences and Occupations classification - ESCO

7211.1 · Foundry operative

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Project Number:
101104680-HABITABLE-ERASMUS-EDU-2022-PEX-COVE