51-4022.00 · Task explorer
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.
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This source lists 12 tasks, including 7 marked Core and 5 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2026.
12 tasks shown
Core · Task 10080 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.
Core · Task 10079 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
Core · Task 10083 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.
Core · Task 10078 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
Core · Task 10082 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.
Core · Task 10085 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
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.
Core · Task 10089 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Trim and compress finished forgings to specified tolerances.
Supplemental · Task 10087 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Install, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools.
Supplemental · Task 10081 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
Supplemental · Task 10088 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Select, align, and bolt positioning fixtures, stops, and specified dies to rams and anvils, forging rolls, or presses and hammers.
Supplemental · Task 10084 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies.
Supplemental · Task 10086 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
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