A professional who operates rotating casting wheel to pour molten nonferrous metal, such as copper, lead, or aluminum into molds to form ingots. Respnsibilities include:

• Moves control lever to rotate wheel and position mold under pouring spout of kettle or furnace.
• Pulls lever to remove stopper from bottom of kettle or to tilt ladle to allow metal to flow into mold.
• Rotates wheel to spot successive molds under spout.
• Observes process to ensure that castings are dumped and that molds are returned to starting position.
• May spray empty molds with coating to prevent metal from sticking to mold.
• May skim slag or dross from metal in furnace with rake or hoe.
• May divert stream of metal into bucket, using hose, to obtain samples for laboratory.
• May operate pump to force lead from kettle into mold.
• May skim impurities, using spatula or spoon, and solidify molten lead by regulating flow of water in water-cooled mold.
• May observe furnace gauge to verify that temperature of molten metal meets specifications.
• May change pouring spout, using chain hoist and handtools.
• May operate casting-wheel machine that advances molds automatically at predetermined rate.