Foundry process operators make metal castings and parts used in industry.
£15,000 Starter
to£25,000 Experienced
41 to 43 a week
between 8am and 6pm on shifts
You can get into this job through:
You can do an engineering course at college, which may help when you start looking for work. Courses include:
There are no set entry requirements for this route but it may help you to get in if you have:
You can complete an engineering operative intermediate apprenticeship or a metal casting and foundry technician advanced apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You can apply to foundries for work if you've got experience in engineering, factory production or metal fabrication.
You can find out more about careers in the metals industry from the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers and Tomorrow's Engineers.
You'll need:
Your day-to-day duties may include:
You could work in a foundry workshop.
Your working environment may be hot and physically demanding.
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You can move into supervisory jobs or more skilled foundry work, like pattern making, moulding or coremaking.
With further training, you could switch to other areas of engineering, like welding, metal fabrication or industrial blacksmithing.
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