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“Vacuum Metalizer Operator” will probably be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Includes electrolytic processes.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4193.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 33,690.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 35,570 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”.

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Tasks for “Vacuum Metalizer Operator”

Position and feed materials into processing machines, by hand or by using automated equipment.
Position objects to be plated in frames, or suspend them from positive or negative terminals of power supplies.
Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
Cut metal or other materials, using shears or band saws.
Remove excess materials or impurities from objects, using air hoses or grinding machines.
Measure and set stops, rolls, brushes, and guides on automatic feeders and conveying equipment or coating machines, using micrometers, rules, and hand tools.
Place plated or coated materials on racks and transfer them to ovens to dry for specified periods of time.
Adjust controls to set temperatures of coating substances and speeds of machines and equipment.
Rinse coated objects in cleansing liquids and dry them with cloths, centrifugal driers, or by tumbling in sawdust-filled barrels.
Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
Adjust dials to regulate flow of current and voltage supplied to terminals to control plating processes.
Test machinery to ensure that it is operating properly.
Measure or weigh materials, using rulers, calculators, and scales.
Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.
Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces.
Measure, mark, and mask areas to be excluded from plating.
Perform equipment maintenance such as cleaning tanks and lubricating moving parts of conveyors.
Maintain production records.
Attach nozzles, position guns, connect hoses, and thread wire to set up metal-spraying machines.
Plate small objects such as nuts or bolts, using motor-driven barrels.
Mix and test solutions, and turn valves to fill tanks with solutions.
Inspect coated or plated areas for defects such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.
Preheat workpieces in ovens.
Monitor and measure thicknesses of electroplating on component parts to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers.
Spray coating in specified patterns according to instructions.
Clean and maintain equipment, using water hoses and scrapers.
Suspend sticks or pieces of plating metal from anodes, or positive terminals, and immerse metal in plating solutions.
Replace worn parts and adjust equipment components, using hand tools.
Read production schedules to determine setups of equipment and machines.
Install gears and holding devices on conveyor equipment.
Examine completed objects to determine thicknesses of metal deposits, or measure thicknesses by using instruments such as micrometers.
Determine sizes and compositions of objects to be plated, and amounts of electrical current and time required.
Operate hoists to place workpieces onto machine feed carriages or spindles.
Suspend objects such as parts or molds from cathode rods, or negative terminals, and immerse objects in plating solutions.
Clean workpieces, using wire brushes.
Operate sandblasting equipment to roughen and clean surfaces of workpieces.
Position containers to receive parts, and load or unload materials in containers, using dollies or handtrucks.
Immerse objects to be coated or plated into cleaning solutions, or spray objects with conductive solutions to prepare them for plating.

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