Job Description

• Carves, chisels, scrapes, and files plaster, wax or other plastic materials to make mold or model, according to design specifications.
• Fits, secures, and solders halves of molds together and drills holes in mold to attach handles and allow gases to escape during casting.
• Cuts design in mold or other material to be used as model to fabricate metal and jewelry products.
• Presses model into clay and builds up clay around exposed parts of model to retain plaster.
• Removes mold from cast article, cleans mold, and applies shellac and dry powder to preserve mold for reuse.
• Polishes metal surfaces and products, using abrasive wheel.
• Modifies, sharpens, repairs or fabricates jigs, fixtures, and hand tools, such as scrapers, cutter, gougers, and shapers.
   

Skills

• Freehand drawing skills
• Use electronics or mechanical methods to make working models with moving parts.
• Flexible and open to change
• Movement, coordination, dexterity and grace
• Ability to organise your time and workload.