Responsibilities

Tasks

• Build staging or erect scaffolding for heavy metalworking jobs
• Check products for correct shapes, dimensions and other specifications
• Clean and lubricate machinery and equipment
• Cut, bend, roll, ream, punch, drill, weld or otherwise shape and form metal stock into parts or products
• Document work completed
• Investigate problems to fix or make minor repair
• Lay out, set up and operate one or more light or heavy metalworking machines
• Operate gas or oil fired furnace to heat metal to proper temperatures prior to forging
• Operate machines or equipment which weld, solder, bolt, screw or rivet metal parts together
• Operate presses or other forging machines to perform hot or cold forging to shape or form metal
• Place metal pieces in furnace
• Position and adjust dies on anvil of forging machinery
• Position heated or cooled metal pieces on die of press or other forging machinery
• Read and interpret specifications or follow verbal instructions
• Remove metal pieces from furnace when colour or metal indicates proper forging temperature
• Select and transport material to work area manually or using crane or hoist