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The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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drop forging hammer worker
ESCO occupation · 18 essential, 30 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
supply machine
monitor automated machines
quality standards
perform test run
ensure correct metal temperature
drop hammer types
tend drop forging hammer
remove inadequate workpieces
operate forging tongs
monitor gauge
wear appropriate protective gear
remove scale from metal workpiece
monitor moving workpiece in a machine
remove processed workpiece
ensure equipment availability
troubleshoot
forging processes
types of metal
Optional & specialised skills
manufacturing of tools
tend counterblow machine
monitor conveyor belt
provide advice to technicians
manufacturing of heating equipment
manufacturing of steam generators
manufacturing of metal containers
hot forging
types of metal manufacturing processes
operate lifting equipment
perform product testing
manufacturing of doors from metal
consult technical resources
dust usage for forging
record production data for quality control
non-ferrous metal processing
keep records of work progress
manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers
manufacturing of metal structures
perform machine maintenance
hold metal work piece in machine
work as a team in a hazardous environment
cold forging
set up the controller of a machine
work ergonomically
replace die
ferrous metal processing
dies
operate furnace
metal forming technologies
Other matches: mechanical forging press worker · swaging machine operator · blacksmith · hydraulic forging press worker · wood fuel pelletiser
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.