Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers
Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers hammer and forge bars, rods, ingots and plates of iron, steel or other metals, and draw wire to make and repair various kinds of tools, metal articles, pieces of equipment, and agricultural and related implements.
Skill level: Semi-skilledCheck your Wage
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers - from PK 16,437 to PK 91,038 per month - 2026.
- A Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers typically earns between PK 16,437 and PK 43,770 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between PK 17,291 and PK 54,928 per month for a working week of 48 hours.
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Role Responsibilities
- Heating metal in forge furnaces and manufacturing and repairing articles by drawing, bending, cutting, hammering metal on an anvil, punching, shearing, joining and hardening or tempering
- Shaping heated metal into forgings on power hammers equipped with open dies
- Operating closed-die drop hammers to forge metal articles
- Operating a power-press machine equipped with closed dies to forge metal articles
- Drawing wire
- Reading work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup
- Measuring and inspecting machine parts to ensure conformity with product specifications
