Core maker-moulder
NKPD code: 72112050
Current information as of 2026-11-14
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10th grade
Second degree of professional qualification and/or completed 10th grade
Labor Characteristics
Metal moulders and coremakers make moulds and cores for casting metal.
Main Tasks
- making moulds by hand for castings of various sizes using auxiliary equipment;
- making cores for metal casting;
- cleaning and smoothing castings and cores, and repairing and removing surface defects;
- moving and positioning workpieces, casting parts, sections and plates using cranes or signalling other workers to move workpieces;
- placing patterns in moulds;
- cutting runners, sprues and vents in moulds;
- lifting the upper section and separating the lower section to remove the patterns.
- Examples of occupations in this unit group:
- Coremaker-moulder
- Foundry worker (caster)
- Pourer, moulds
- Patternmaker
- Moulder
Professions in "Metal moulders and coremakers"
Sinter plant operator, metallurgyReinforcer, foundry moulds and coresAsphalt coater of metal productsBismuth workerPlumber-fuel oil operator, metallurgical furnaceGas operatorElectroplating technicianTumbling operatorBatcher (dosing operator)Shot blasterElectrode workerElectric furnace operatorMould pourerHatch and door cleaner (coke ovens)Drawer, metalKnockout worker, moulds and castingsCalibrator, rollsCathode workerCoke sorterConverter operatorLadle workerFoundry worker (caster)Mixer operator (hot metal mixer)Pattern makerPourer, metal spiralsHardfacing workerSteam and thermal recorder operatorFurnace operatorFettler, metal castings/productsReceiver-distributor, metallurgyAnti-burn-on coating workerCleaner-emery grinder, castingsSandblasterWorker, pig iron processingWorker, charging and smeltingWorker, metal hardeningWorker, nitridingWorker, scale (mill scale) processingWorker, preparation of steel teeming trainsWorker, maintenance of equipment in coke battery tunnelsWorker, silos and coal towerWorker, ingot strippingWorker, moulding mixturesPourer, metalRefiner, metalMixture preparerSorter-packer, metallurgical productsSteelmakerDryer operatorCore maker, metalAnnealer, castingsHeat treaterSmelterFerroalloy workerFlux makerFlux producerMoulderPig iron producerCharge preparer (burden)Slag worker
Source: National Statistical Institute
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Sinter plant operator, metallurgyReinforcer, foundry moulds and coresAsphalt coater of metal productsBismuth workerPlumber-fuel oil operator, metallurgical furnaceGas operatorElectroplating technicianTumbling operatorBatcher (dosing operator)Shot blasterElectrode workerElectric furnace operatorMould pourerHatch and door cleaner (coke ovens)Drawer, metalKnockout worker, moulds and castingsCalibrator, rollsCathode workerCoke sorterConverter operatorLadle workerFoundry worker (caster)Mixer operator (hot metal mixer)Pattern makerPourer, metal spiralsHardfacing workerSteam and thermal recorder operatorFurnace operatorFettler, metal castings/productsReceiver-distributor, metallurgyAnti-burn-on coating workerCleaner-emery grinder, castingsSandblasterWorker, pig iron processingWorker, charging and smeltingWorker, metal hardeningWorker, nitridingWorker, scale (mill scale) processingWorker, preparation of steel teeming trainsWorker, maintenance of equipment in coke battery tunnelsWorker, silos and coal towerWorker, ingot strippingWorker, moulding mixturesPourer, metalRefiner, metalMixture preparerSorter-packer, metallurgical productsSteelmakerDryer operatorCore maker, metalAnnealer, castingsHeat treaterSmelterFerroalloy workerFlux makerFlux producerMoulderPig iron producerCharge preparer (burden)Slag worker