The Collar360

Foundry moulder

Other names

foundry worker, foundry coremaker, foundry sand moulder, foundry core maker, coremaker, sand moulder, core maker

Metalwork and welding

Foundry moulders manufacture cores for metal moulds, which are used to fill a space in the mould that must remain unfilled during casting.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Clean and smooth moulds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.

  2. 2

    Sift and pack sand into mould sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.

  3. 3

    Position patterns inside mould sections, and clamp sections together.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
mouleur en fonderie/mouleuse en fonderie
español
moldeador de fundición/moldeadora de fundición
العربية
صانع قوالب المسبك / صانعة قوالب المسبك
português
Moldador de fundição/Moldadora de fundição
Deutsch
Gießereimechaniker Schwerpunkt Kernherstellung/Gießereimechanikerin Schwerpunkt Kernherstellung
italiano
formatore animista di fonderia/formatrice animista di fonderia

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