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Drop forging hammer worker
Die forger Drop forge hand Drop forge operative Drop forge operator Drop forge set up operator Drop forger Drop forging hammer worker Forge operative Forger tender Forging press operator Forging roll operator Forging roll technician
Drop forging hammer workers utilise forging machinery and equipment, specifically machined hammers, in order to form ferrous and non-ferrous metal workpieces to their desired shape. They tend the forging hammers that are dropped onto the workpiece in order to reshape it after the form of the die, which can be closed or open, fully enclosing the workpiece or not.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Heating metal in forge furnace and manufacturing and repairing articles by drawing, bending, cutting, hammering metal on an anvil, punching, shearing, joining and hardening or tempering;
(b) Shaping heated metal into forgings on power hammer equipped with open dies;
(c) Operating closed-die drop hammer to forge metal articles;
(d) Operating a power-press machine equipped with closed dies to forge metal articles;
(e) Drawing wire;
(f) Reading work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup;
(g) Measuring and inspecting machine parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
Knowledge
- Mechanics and metal trades
- Wholesale and retail sales
- Electricity and energy
- Building and civil engineering
Digital competencies
- Developing solutions
- Maintaining operational records
- Monitoring quality of products
- Operating metal processing and finishing machinery
- Positioning materials, tools or equipment
Digital competencies
- Using digital tools to control machinery
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Collaborating in teams and networks
- Communicating
- Supporting others
Professional groups of the occupation
Craft and related trades workers
Metal, machinery and related trades workers
Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers
Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers
20
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
7,07%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
122,22% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
55,00%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
10,00%
Part-time contracts
1,25% Turnover index
37
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-22%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Metal, machinery and related trades workers
94%
6%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Metal, machinery and related trades workers
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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