Metal Casting, Forging & Finishing Trade Careers

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“"Look no further, because I’m the person who can get the job done! I’m at my best when using my hands to fix or build things, it comes naturally to me and I enjoy it! I’m a practical person and I can’t imagine myself sitting at a desk and staring at a screen all day. Getting down and dirty, whether it’s maintenance, building a house or installing a pipe, is my kind of thing – I didn’t choose the tradie life, the tradie life chose me! Funnel-web spiders are experts at building and constructing things, they've got it sorted out."”

Overview

Metal Casting, Forging & Finishing Trades fabricate mould patterns and form sand moulds and cores for the production of metal castings, heat and hammer metal into shape, and make, repair, coat and polish metal parts and articles.

Job Titles

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Job Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

selecting metal stock for job requirements
heating metal in forges and furnaces and hammering punching and cutting metal using hand tools and machine presses
tempering and hardening finished articles by quenching in oil or water baths or by cooling gradually in air
preparing electrolytic and silver solutions for electroforming and applying solution to the objects to be coated
setting and adjusting controls to regulate electric current and depositing of coating on objects
preparing horses' hooves for shoeing nailing horseshoes to hooves and trimming hooves
cutting trimming shaping and smoothing stock to form mould patterns
filling boxes with sand and setting patterns in place and pouring molten metal into moulds
applying refractory paint and positioning cores in moulds
finishing metal and articles by polishing and buffing and applying shellac lacquer paint and other finishes

Training & Qualifications

Vocational education & training (VET)

Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade
Certificate III in Engineering - Casting & Moulding Trade
Certificate IV in Farriery

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Industry

Trades & Services

If you’re a hands on sort of person who likes getting stuck into tasks involving the use of tools and machinery to create new things, or you like to work on projects that bring technical concept drawings to life, then a career in the Manufacturing industry could be right up your alley.Careers in Manufacturing are available in a variety of industries such as: aerospace, furnishing, laboratory operations, metal fitting, engineering and boating, process manufacturing, mineral products, plastics, rubber, recreational vehicles and textiles, clothing and footwear. Structural Steel and Welding Trades workers, and Metal Fitters and Machinists are the trades most in demand in Manufacturing at present. There are thousands of Manufacturing businesses in Australia, employing almost one million people. New developments in sustainable Manufacturing aim to produce goods in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way while at the same time maintaining, if not improving productivity. This makes it a very interesting time to join this sector.This industry also covers professions such as Garden and Nursery Labourers, Jewellers, Florists, Beauty Therapists, Hairdressers and more! All these types of career paths offer Apprenticeships and Traineeships (together with school-based options), VET and university pathways.

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