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 pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers - from R10 052 to R40 865 per month - 2025.
- A Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers typically earns between R10 052 and R17 722 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R11 466 and R22 302 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- 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