Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for casting operations
- Access, interpret and apply smelting documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Receive, interpret and clarify shift change over details
- Select and wear appropriate personal protective equipment
- Select and use appropriate plant, tools and equipment for the work activity
- Perform plant, tools and equipment pre-start checks
- Carry out start-up procedures
- Identify, address and report potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
- Communicate with other equipment operators
- Access, interpret and adhere to emergency procedures
- Ensure area is well ventilated
- Adjust mould, launder and ladle system for work activity
- Prepare moulds/launder system
- Cast metal
- Remove cast metal
- Knock off mould plates when mould has been bumped out
- Identify faults to launders, report and repair
- Identify and remove damaged and faulty moulds
- Remove slides from ladles, identify faults, repair and reposition slides
- Inspect for quality, chips and marks
- Prepare ingots, anodes or bullion for transport and storage
- Shutdown in sequence and/or isolate equipment
- Conduct housekeeping activities
- Plan and prepare for casting operations
- Access, interpret and apply smelting documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Receive, interpret and clarify shift change over details
- Select and wear appropriate personal protective equipment
- Select and use appropriate plant, tools and equipment for the work activity
- Perform plant, tools and equipment pre-start checks
- Carry out start-up procedures
- Identify, address and report potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
- Communicate with other equipment operators
- Access, interpret and adhere to emergency procedures
- Ensure area is well ventilated
- Adjust mould, launder and ladle system for work activity
- Prepare moulds/launder system
- Dress moulds/launder system
- Check for faults or defects
- Prepare moulding pit
- Dry product
- Strip and cleanout moulding pit, where required
- Check cooling system is fit for operation
- Teem/tap liquid metal into ladles and/or launder system, where required
- Cast liquid metal into moulds
- Test temperature and obtain a sample of the liquid
- Identify variances and adjust the composition with additives
- Monitor cast during work activity
- Remove cast metal
- Knock off mould plates when mould has been bumped out
- Identify faults to launders, report and repair
- Identify and remove damaged and faulty moulds
- Remove slides from ladles, identify faults, repair and reposition slides
- Inspect for quality, chips and marks
- Prepare ingots, anodes or bullion for transport and storage
- Shutdown in sequence and/or isolate equipment
- Conduct housekeeping activities