Where a foundry operative can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a foundry operative already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
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.
Also known as caster, pourer and caster, mold casting worker, metal moulder, foundry operator, foundry worker, mould casting worker, ladleperson, foundry process operator, ladleman, foundryman, metal molder.
Craft and related trades workers 32 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: mouldmaker, 72%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
Table 3 · What the job itself asks for
A foundry operative needs 13 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- handle metal work orders management skills
- insert mould structures handling and moving
- move filled moulds handling and moving
- ensure mould uniformity handling and moving
- repair mould defects handling and moving
- mix moulding and casting material handling and moving
- construct moulds handling and moving
- select mould types handling and moving
- fill moulds handling and moving
- assemble metal parts handling and moving
Table 4 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a foundry operative does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- mouldmaker 59% covered · difficulty 42.6
- casting machine operator 55% covered · difficulty 45.3
- moulding machine operator 50% covered · difficulty 51
- sectional belt mould assembler 41% covered · difficulty 58.9
- coquille casting worker 38% covered · difficulty 59.8
- candle maker 36% covered · difficulty 63.7
- hand brick moulder 36% covered · difficulty 63.7
- brick and tile caster 25% covered · difficulty 71.1
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Foundry operative is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a foundry operative’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.