Description
Hand brick moulders create unique bricks, pipes, and other heat-resistant products using hand moulding tools. They create moulds according to specifications, clean and oil them, insert and remove the mixture from the mould. Then, they let the bricks dry in kiln before finishing and smoothing the end products.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
adjust clay burning levelremove mixture excessfill mouldsprevent casting adhesionmaintain mouldsselect mould typesmonitor end-product drying processextract products from mouldsconstruct mouldsform moulding mixtureensure mould uniformitymaintain furnace temperatureperform product testinghandle different pottery materialsrepair mould defectsoperate furnaceinspect quality of productscheck quality of raw materialsuse personal protection equipmentstamp refractory productsmatch product mouldskeep records of work progressload heavy items on palletsassemble moulds