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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name: foundry-operative
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'foundry operative' (also: caster, pourer and caster, mold casting worker, metal moulder, foundry operator, foundry worker). Use when the user asks for typical foundry operative work such as: Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.; Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.; Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications."
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# Foundry Operative
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Foundry operative manufacture castings, including pipes, tubes, hollow profiles and other products of the first processing of steel, by operating hand-controlled equipment in a foundry. They conduct the flow of molten ferrous and non-ferrous metals into moulds, taking care to create the exact right circumstances to obtain the highest quality metal. They observe the flow of metal to identify faults. In case of a fault, they notify the authorised personnel and participate in the removal of the fault.
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## Core workflow
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1. Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.
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2. Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
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3. Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
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4. Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
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5. Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment.
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6. Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling.
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7. Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.
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8. Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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## Key competences (essential)
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- assemble metal parts
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- construct moulds
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- ensure mould uniformity
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- extract products from moulds
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- fill moulds
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- handle metal work orders
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- insert mould structures
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- maintain moulds
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- mix moulding and casting material
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- move filled moulds
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- repair mould defects
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- select mould types
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- troubleshoot
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## Hot technologies
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- Microsoft Outlook
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- Microsoft PowerPoint
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- Microsoft Excel
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- Microsoft Word
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/dc14bed4-87ca-4e6c-9f69-458e2689d2d6), O*NET 30.3 (51-4052.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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