Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.
<ul><li>Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.</li><li>Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.</li><li>Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.</li><li>Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.</li><li>Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.</li><li>Install, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools.</li><li>Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.</li><li>Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.</li><li>Trim and compress finished forgings to specified tolerances.</li><li>Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.</li><li>Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies.</li></ul>