Role design and job descriptions for Gravity Die Casting Units: role sheets for pourers, die care and fettling
Seniority often matters more than written rank in a gravity die casting unit, and nobody owns die care. Clear role sheets give every task a person and a standard.
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Share your requirementsWhy role design and job descriptions matters in gravity die casting units
Dies are the biggest hidden cost in gravity casting, yet in many units no one is accountable for them. The pourer coats the die, the fitter repairs it, the supervisor presses for output, and wear shows up as porosity or flash weeks later. Fettlers rework what the pourer left, the machine shop complains without naming anyone, and the senior pourer simply does as he always did.
Write one page per role. For a pourer, state the die checks before pouring, temperature checks, pour log and what to do when a part looks wrong. For a die care attendant, state coating schedule, preheat check and wear report. For a fettler, state what to correct and what to send back. For the floor supervisor, state who can stop a die and who decides on repair. These pages settle disputes before they start.
How to set it up
1. List tasks around the die from start to finish
Walk the path from die preheat to fettling and leak test, writing every task and who does it today. You will find tasks that nobody owns.
2. Assign one owner per task
For each task, choose a role that owns it and a role that checks it. Avoid shared ownership for die care and for the decision to stop a die.
3. Write one page per role
State purpose, what they control, what they check, what they record and who they tell. Use short lines in the words the floor uses. Role design help is available for templates.
4. Set stop and repair rules
Write who can stop a die, who decides on repair and how production is told. Make sure stopping a faulty die is seen as part of the job.
5. Walk the pages with each person
Read each sheet with the person and the supervisor, correct anything unreal, and use the final text in coaching and hiring. Revisit after a few months.
Check these first
Before changing anything, find out what is true today. These take an afternoon and use your own records.
- Ask who is responsible for each die's condition and compare the answers
- List the defects that return from fettling or machining and who normally fixes them
- Check whether pourers and fitters write down die wear
- Note how often a die kept running after a defect was seen
GullyHR can do this with you. Read how we approach role design and job descriptions in general, or share your requirements and we will tell you where to start.
Questions owners ask
Because die condition drives quality and cost, and it falls between jobs. A named owner and a written check turn wear into a visible task, not a surprise at the machine shop.
Include them in writing the sheets and recognise their skill in the description. Seniors respect a document that reflects the craft. Impose it without them and it is ignored.
No. One sheet per role is enough, as long as every shift uses it. Differences between shifts should be treated as problems to fix, not written into the roles.