Elements and Performance Criteria
- Pour molten metal
- Determine job requirements
- Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
- Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions
- Prepare for pouring molten metal
- Check the condition of the mould and ladle according to procedures
- Check the temperature of molten metal for conformance to specification
- Sequence pouring method to procedures
- Identify the capacity of the required pour against specification
- Preheat and prepare the ladle to receive molten metal
- Transfer ladle to furnace
- Fill and transfer the ladle to the pouring area
- Determine additives from specification and add to molten metal as required
- Maintain quality of metal as required
- Monitor the temperature as required
- Undertake chemical analysis and apply remedial action as required
- Pour metal safely to specification
- Pour metal at an appropriate and continuous rate
- Pour a test bar as required
- Empty excess metal from ladle and return ladle
- Empty, clean and maintain the ladle according to SOPs