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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic resume example

A resume for a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic needs to show the work itself: set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products. Day to day that means work like this: measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments; observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • Machine Operator
  • Molder
  • Process Technician
  • Production Technician
  • Core Machine Operator
  • Die Cast Technician
  • Diecast Machine Operator
  • Mold Setter
  • Mold Technician
  • Die Maintenance Tech
  • DC Casting Operator
  • Injection Molding Maintenance Tech
  • Mold Maintenance Tech
  • Aluminum Molder
  • Aluminum Molding Machine Operator
  • Automatic Casting Machine Operator
  • Babbitt Spinner
  • Babbitter

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
  • Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
  • Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
  • Turn valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times.
  • Read specifications, blueprints, and work orders to determine setups, temperatures, and time settings required to mold, form, or cast plastic materials, as well as to plan production sequences.
  • Observe meters and gauges to verify and record temperatures, pressures, and press-cycle times.
  • Connect water hoses to cooling systems of dies, using hand tools.
  • Remove parts, such as dies, from machines after production runs are finished.
  • Perform maintenance work such as cleaning and oiling machines.
  • Smooth and clean inner surfaces of molds, using brushes, scrapers, air hoses, or grinding wheels, and fill imperfections with refractory material.
  • Operate hoists to position dies or patterns on foundry floors.
  • Cool products after processing to prevent distortion.

29 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Turn valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • FANUC Robotics iRVision
  • HotFlo! Die-Shot Monitor
  • Intera Systems Hawk-i
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • RobotWare DieCast
  • SAP software
  • Visi-Trak True-Trak 20/20

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • Air angle die grinders
  • Air guns
  • Air purifying respirators
  • Aluminized suits
  • Aluminum hammers
  • Brass hammers
  • Cold chamber die casting machines
  • Compressed air sprayers
  • Deflashing tools
  • Die bars
  • Die cast dies
  • Digital handheld thermometers

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Operations Monitoring
  2. 02Active Listening
  3. 03Monitoring
  4. 04Operation and Control
  5. 05Reading Comprehension
  6. 06Critical Thinking
  7. 07Quality Control Analysis
  8. 08Speaking
  9. 09Time Management

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Production and Processing
  • Mechanical
  • Mathematics

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 57%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
  • 30%Less than a High School Diploma
  • 11%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Some Preparation Needed”. These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.

Common questions

What does a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic do?
Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products. Day to day that includes work like measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments and Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
What skills should a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic put on a resume?
O*NET rates Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Monitoring, Operation and Control, and Reading Comprehension among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes FANUC Robotics iRVision, HotFlo! Die-Shot Monitor, Intera Systems Hawk-i, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic work?
O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Machine Operator, Molder, Process Technician, and Production Technician. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 57% reported their level of education as "High School Diploma, or the equivalent". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

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What this page cannot tell you

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  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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