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Foundry operative
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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.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Making moulds by hand or using auxiliary machines on a bench for small metal castings, on the foundry floor, or in a pit for large castings;
(b) Making cores for use in metal moulds;
(c) Cleaning and smoothing moulds, core boxes, and repairing surface imperfections;
(d) Moving and positioning work pieces such as mould sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signalling others to move work pieces;
(e) Positioning patterns inside mould sections and clamping sections together;
(f) Cutting spouts, runner holes and sprue holes into moulds;
(g) Lifting upper mould sections from lower sections and remove moulded patterns.
Knowledge
- Mechanics and metal trades
- Handicrafts
Digital competencies
- Planning events and programmes
- Making production moulds and casts
- Developing solutions
- Maintaining operational records
- Monitoring quality of products
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
Professional groups of the occupation
Professionals
Science and engineering professionals
Architects, planners, surveyors and designers
Town and traffic planners
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Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Town and traffic planners
45
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
56,96%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
1025,00% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
44,44%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
51,11%
Part-time contracts
1,00% Turnover index
5
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-14%
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.
Science and engineering professionals
59%
41%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Science and engineering professionals
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
Architects, planners, surveyors and designers
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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?
Town and traffic planners
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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