Metal moulders and coremakers make moulds and cores for casting metal.
(a)     Tasks include -
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.