Forging Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic

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Code: 51-4022.00

Description : Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

JobTitles : Machine Operator, Forge Operator, Hammer Operator, Header Set-Up Operator, Set Up Techncian, Blacksmith, Cold Header Operator, Forge Press Operator, Manipulator Operator, Process Technician

Tasks:
  • Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
  • Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
  • Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.
  • Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
  • Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.
  • Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.
  • Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies.
  • Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.
  • Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
  • Install, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools.