blacksmith
Code 7221.1
The blacksmith / metalworker (herrera) forges and works metals: structures, repairs and custom pieces. Use this Job Dictionary profile to metal trade in shop or site. It includes the dictionary skills map to build the ad and the assessment.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- hot forging
- forging processes
- types of metal
Skills and competences
- apply smithing techniques
- heat metals
- prevent damage in a furnace
- load materials into furnace
- operate furnace
- operate metal heating equipment
- maintain furnace temperature
- work with blacksmithing power tools
- shape metal over anvils
- join metals
- wear appropriate protective gear
- utilizar equipos de soldadura
Transversal competences
- ensure correct metal temperature
- measure metal to be heated
- select filler metal
- work with blacksmithing hand tools
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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.
- What does a blacksmith / metalworker do?
- Practises the trade to the ad's standard: production, service or maintenance with a focus on quality and safety.
- What synonyms does the Chilean market use?
- Besides the formal title, ads use forms like herrera. The dictionary indexes them so search does not fail.
- What to assess when hiring a blacksmith / metalworker?
- Assess heat safety, join quality and timing.
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences