List of Career Duties Under Forging Business Sector

» List of Career Duties Under Forging Business Sector

Forge and repairs variety of metal articles, like tongs, edged tools, hooks, chains, machine structural components, and agricultural implements as specified by work orders, diagrams, or sample parts
Heat metal stock in blacksmiths forge or furnace [Heater forging ]
Hammer stock into specified size & shape on blacksmiths anvil or positions stock on anvil of power hammer and depresses pedal to hammer stock with varying force rapidity
Forge-welds metal parts by heating hammering them together
Devise jigs fixtures, forges special handtools, like hammers or chisels, and sets up form blocks
Temper or anneals forged articles [Heat Treater heat treating I]
May record type of repair or fabrication of tools or machine components performed during work shift to maintain daily activity report records
May cut, assemble, and weld metal parts, using arc or acetylene welding equipment [Welder, Combination welding ]
May repair farm machinery be designated Blacksmith, Farm agriculture
May be designated according to articles forged as Special-Trackwork Blacksmith r.r

Control monitors operation of automatic casting-forging machine to cast, forge, and trim nonferrous molten metal into finished forgings
Start hydraulic pumps and sets timers heater controls
Turn automatic controls, like shot weight pouring speed, to set sequence of operation
Notify forklift operator to pour molten metal into container
Pour molten metal into preform mold, using ladle, and starts manual operation for trial run
Activate automatic pouring device to fill mold, and depresses controls to initiate automatic casting forging operations
Observe indexing mechanism that moves casting through sequence of operations, like die press, quenching, and trimming
Observe castings and forgings for imperfections, like discolorations distortions
Realign dies, castings, or forgings to correct out-of-tolerance conditions
Observe lights on control panel to detect machine malfunctions and corrects conditions causing malfunctions, like clogged filters sticking valves.

Forge and repairs variety of metal articles, like tongs, edged tools, hooks, chains, machine structural components, and agricultural implements as specified by work orders, diagrams, or sample parts
Heat metal stock in blacksmiths forge or furnace [Heater forging ]
Hammer stock into specified size & shape on blacksmiths anvil or positions stock on anvil of power hammer and depresses pedal to hammer stock with varying force rapidity
Forge-welds metal parts by heating hammering them together
Devise jigs fixtures, forges special handtools, like hammers or chisels, and sets up form blocks
Temper or anneals forged articles [Heat Treater heat treating I]
May record type of repair or fabrication of tools or machine components performed during work shift to maintain daily activity report records
May cut, assemble, and weld metal parts, using arc or acetylene welding equipment [Welder, Combination welding ]
May repair farm machinery be designated Blacksmith, Farm agriculture
May be designated according to articles forged as Special-Trackwork Blacksmith r.r

Assist Blacksmith forging in forging metal articles
Obtain equipment, like stop blocks hammer dies from toolroom
Cuts metal to predetermined size, using saw
Light furnace turns control valves to regulate temperature
Lift metal parts from furnace with tongs places parts on anvil or under power hammer
Strike parts with sledge as Blacksmith forging positions parts over forming dies set in anvil
Grind surfaces of finished parts, using portable stationary power grinders
May sweep floor remove debris from work area
Perform other duties as described under Helper any industry Master Title.

Supervise and coordinates activities of workers engaged in heating, forging, and inspecting metal workpieces products
Plan coordinates sequence of operations within forge shop
Inspect dies, machines and work in process to detect malfunctions and orders corrective action
Train new workers in job duties
Perform other duties as described under Supervisor any industry Master Title
May set up machines for experimental runs
May be designated according to department as Hammer-Shop Supervisor forging , Inspection Supervisor forging .

Tend machine that tests strength of chains
Adjust chain-holding jaws on machine to accommodate size of chain
Sets scale dial to specified pounds to regulate pulling power of machine
Position chain in machine jaws starts machine
Examine gauges chain to detect broken or stretched links
May check chain for free operation, roll chain into coil, and place chain in crate.

Operate manipulator to transport metal stock from furnace and position turn it on anvil of forging press or hammer
Move levers pedals to guide manipulator along floor or on overhead rails to furnace
Move levers on control box to grasp workpiece with jaws mounted on arm extending from manipulator cab and transports workpiece to press or hammer
Move controls of arm to turn position workpiece on anvil as it is being shaped, following signals of Heavy Forger forging .

Sets up and operates closed-die power press to produce metal forgings, following work order specifications, using measuring instruments handtools
Align and bolts specified dies on ram anvil of press, using rule, square, shims, feelers and handtools
Turn knobs to set pressure depth of ram stroke
Pull workpiece from furnace, when color of workpiece indicates forging temperature, and positions workpiece on lower die, using tongs
Depress treadle or pulls lever to lower ram that compresses metal to shape of die impressions
May move workpiece through series of dies for progressively finer detail.

Sets up operates extrusion press to shape hot billets into products, like bars, tubing, structural shapes, and rods
Install dies, mandrels, containers, heating coils, press tools, extrusion heads and run-out bridging in press, according to size type of product, using handtools
Remove billet from furnace when color indicates specified temperature guides it along extrusion press conveyor onto press bed and into billet container, using tongs
Start ram that spreads billet into container forces it through press
Regulate rate of extrusion to prevent metal rupture adherence of metal to container walls
Start press run-out table butt shears to guide extrusion from press, and to trim flash
Pull extrusion along conveyor to racking table
Spray die with lubricant and caustic, and oils blocks mandrels
Record data, like crew time, number of billets used, and items processed
May operate extrusion press equipped with furnace that ejects hot billets into press chamber for ram to force through die
May set up operate extrusion press to shape hot, radioactive uranium fuel elements.

Supervise and coordinates activities of workers engaged in forming nonferrous metal from billets in extrusion presses, applying knowledge of extrusion press operation and properties of metals under heat pressure
Direct installation of specified dies other tooling in extrusion presses
Examine sampling of products for adherence to specifications
Perform duties as described under Supervisor any industry Master Title
May set up presses for workers
May be required to have experience with specified products, type of press, or materials, like radioactive uranium.

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