Occupation Atlasfoundry operative
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/dc14bed4-87ca-4e6c-9f69-458e2689d2d6
foundry operative
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.
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.76
- I Investigative2.45
- A Artistic1.14
- S Social1.05
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Pourers and Casters, Metal (51-4052.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (13)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- assemble metal parts
- construct moulds
- ensure mould uniformity
- extract products from moulds
- fill moulds
- handle metal work orders
- insert mould structures
- maintain moulds
- mix moulding and casting material
- move filled moulds
- repair mould defects
- select mould types
- troubleshoot
Optional (19)
- attend to detail in casting processes
- communicate using non-verbal language
- cut metal products
- ferrous metal processing
- follow manufacturing work schedule
- insert reinforcement in mould
- jewellery processes
- manage time in casting processes
- manufacturing of jewellery
- mark a metal workpiece
- monitor gauge
- non-ferrous metal processing
- operate metal heating equipment
- operate smelter
- precious metal processing
- record production data for quality control
- remove finished casts
- smooth burred surfaces
- types of metal manufacturing processes
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 13 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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