Metal Plate Workers, Smiths, Moulders and Related Occupations

Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations mark off, drill, shape, position, rivet and seal metal plates and girders to form structures and frameworks operate power hammers and presses to shape heated metal to requirements and to make and repair a variety of metal articles and make moulds and cores for casting metal and pour or inject molten metal into dies.

Mwy am y Gyrfa hon

Cyflog Cyfartalog

£31206

Mae gweithwyr newydd yn dechrau o gwmpas £20987. Mae tâl arferol yn £31206 y flwyddyn. Gall gweithwyr profiadol iawn ennill hyd at £47602.

Swyddi

416

Mae cyfrif swyddi yn cynnwys personau cyflogedig a hunangyflogedig, ac nid yw'n gwahaniaethu rhwng swyddi llawn amser a rhan-amser.

Tasgau Dyddiol

Scoops molten metal from furnace into die or die casting machine.
Fits and secures horses shoes.
Tempers and hardens forged pieces, as required, by quenching in oil or water.
Uses forging tools to shape and cut metal and bends or shapes metal by hand forging methods using hammers, punches, drifts and other hand tools.
Operates press or hammer and repositions workpiece between strokes.
Heats metal for forging and positions heated metal on anvil or other work surface.
Seals seams with caulking compound, smooths welds, fixes metal doors, metal collars, portholes, tank and hatch covers and performs other metal plate finishing tasks using a variety of hand and power tools.
Creates mould units out of sand, loam or plaster by hand or machine and fits cores into mould to form hollow parts in casting.
Uses hydraulic jacks to position and align metal platework or frame for welding and bolting and rivets together metal plate and girders.
Uses machine tools to bend, curve, punch, drill and straighten metal plate as required.
Marks out metal plate with guidelines and reference points and cuts metal plate using hand or machine tools.
Examines drawings and specifications to determine operational requirements.

Sgiliau y mae Cyflogwyr yn chwilio amdanynt

Sgiliau Meddal

Sgiliau meddal yw sgiliau an-dechnegol sy'n cynnwys sut rydych chi'n rhyngweithio â chydweithwyr, yn datrys problemau, ac yn rheoli eich gwaith

Mathemateg

60
Gwrando Gweithredol

58
Dealltwriaeth Ddarllen

57
Meddwl Beirniadol

56
Dysgu Gweithredol

54
Monitro

53
Strategaethau Dysgu

52
Siarad

52
Ysgrifennu

39
Gwyddoniaeth

39