Job Description:

• 1) Operates one or more automatic single- or multiple-mold casting machines to mold storage battery parts, such as grids, connectors, and posts: Loads lead bars or shovels pig lead and scrap lead into melting kettle.

• 2) Ignites burners and sets controls to melt lead and heat molds to specified temperature.

• 3) Smokes or coats mold with compound to prevent sticking, using acetylene torch or spray gun.

• 4) Aligns and adjusts mold halves to ensure casting of grids according to specified thickness, using handtools.

• 5) Turns valves to control flow of lead to ladles and water to mold-cooling sprays.

• 6) Starts machine that automatically pours specified amount of lead from ladle into mold.

• 7) Inspects parts ejected from molds to detect defects or discolorations, and measures and weighs grids, using fixed gauges and scale, to ensure conformance to thickness and weight specifications.

• 8) Adjusts temperatures of lead and molds and flow of lead or water to correct defects.

• 9) Removes lead adhering to mold, using brush or scraper.

• 10) Skims dross from molten lead, using hand ladle.

• 11) May operate single-mold machine equipped with press that automatically trims grids.

• 12) May repair pipe connections and stitch or replace conveyor belt, using handtools.

• 13) May change or adjust molds.