Supervises and coordinates the activities of Forging Tradespersons.

Tasks Include:

• determines work requirements and allocates duties to Forging Tradespersons
• confers with managers to coordinate activities with other organisational units
• maintains attendance records and rosters
• explains and enforces safety regulations
• oversees the work of the unit and suggests improvements and changes
• confers with workers to resolve grievances
• may perform the tasks of a Forging Tradesperson, such as:

• (Blacksmith) studies drawings or specifications to determine job requirements
• selects metal stock and heats it in forges
• observes the colour and temperature of metal in furnaces and removes and positions metal on anvils or other working surfaces
• hammers, punches or cuts metal to size and shape using hand tools or presses
• verifies the dimensions of forging visually and using measuring instruments
• forge-welds parts together by heating, applying flux and hammering
• anneals, tempers and hardens finished articles by heating and quenching in oil or water bath, or cooling gradually in air
• directs other workers to hold tools and assist in lifting and holding workpieces during hammering
• may make and repair agricultural or mining and quarrying machinery
• may forge cold metal, or

• (Farrier) inspects horses to check for deviations in motion, interference, peculiarities in gait or abnormalities in size and shape of hooves
• removes worn or defective shoes
• trims and shapes hooves
• measures hooves and estimates metal requirements
• makes shoes by heating, shaping and hammering and fits them to horse's hooves
• may specialise in corrective or surgical shoeing