Metal moulders and coremakers

Metal moulders and coremakers make moulds and cores for casting metal.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

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  • Salary range for the majority of workers in Metal moulders and coremakers - from ETB5,300 to ETB15,562 per month - 2025.
  • A Metal moulders and coremakers typically earns between ETB5,300 and ETB13,325 net per month at the start of the job.
  • After 5 years of service, this is between ETB5,620 and ETB14,724 per month for a working week of 48 hours.

Job Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Making cores for use in metal moulds
  • Cleaning and smoothing moulds, core boxes, and repairing surface imperfections
  • Moving and positioning work pieces such as mould sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signalling others to move work pieces
  • Positioning patterns inside mould sections and clamping sections together
  • Cutting spouts, runner holes and sprue holes into moulds
  • Lifting upper mould sections from lower sections and remove moulded patterns

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