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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”.
Also Known As…
- Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Plater
- Machine Operator
- Line Operator
- Galvanizer
- Coater Operator
- Coater Associate
- Chrome Plater
- Anodizing Line Operator
- Anodizer
- Zinc Plating Machine Operator
- Zinc Plater
- Welding Rod Coater
- Vacuum Metalizer Operator
- Vacuum Applicator Operator
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- Plating Machine Operator
- Plating Equipment Tender
- Plater Apprentice
- Plate Former
- Plastics Spreading Machine Operator
- Plastics Plater
- Pasting Machine Operator
- Oxidized Finish Plater
- Nonelectrolytic Plating and Coating Machine Setter/Set-Up Operator, Metal and Plastic
- Nail Galvanizer
- Metalizing Machine Operator
- Metal Wire Technician
- Metal Wire Coating Operator
- Metal Spraying Machine Operator
- Metal Sprayer
- Metal Plater
- Metal Coater Operator
- Metal Coater
- Metal and Plastic Nonelectrolytic Plating and Coating Machine Operator/Tender
- Matrix Worker
- Matrix Plater
- Matrix Bath Operator
- Matrix Bath Attendant
- Manufacturing Operator
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Machine Ceramic Coater
- Lubricating Machine Tender
- Lock Plater
- Lacquerer
- Lacquer Dipping Machine Operator
- Jewelry Coater
- Impregnator
- Impregnation Operator
- Hot Dip Plater
- Hot Dip Galvanizer
- Gold Plater
- Gettering Filament Machine Operator
- Galvanizing Pot Runner
- Electroplating Worker
- Electroplating Technician
- Electroplater
- Electrolytic Plating and Coating Machine Setup Operator
- Electroless Plater
- Electrogalvanizing Machine Operator
- Electroformer
- Electro Plater
- Electric Plater
- Custom Applicator
- Corrosion Prevention Metal Sprayer
- Component Prep Operator
- Coating Machine Operator
- Coating and Baking Operator
- Coater
- Chromium Plater
- Chrome Worker
- Ceramic Coater
- Carbon Paper Coating Machine Setter
- Bullet Lubricating Machine Operator
- Browning Processor
- Bronze Plater
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- Automatic Metal Spraying Machine Operator
- Anodize Machine Operator
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- Anodic Operator
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- Alodize Machine Operator
Tasks for “Electro Plater”
- Examine completed objects to determine thicknesses of metal deposits, or measure thicknesses by using instruments such as micrometers.
- Immerse objects to be coated or plated into cleaning solutions, or spray objects with conductive solutions to prepare them for plating.
- Perform equipment maintenance such as cleaning tanks and lubricating moving parts of conveyors.
- Replace worn parts and adjust equipment components, using hand tools.
- 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.
- Remove excess materials or impurities from objects, using air hoses or grinding machines.
- Mix and test solutions, and turn valves to fill tanks with solutions.
- Install gears and holding devices on conveyor equipment.
- Position and feed materials into processing machines, by hand or by using automated equipment.
- Test machinery to ensure that it is operating properly.
- Measure, mark, and mask areas to be excluded from plating.
- Cut metal or other materials, using shears or band saws.
- Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.
- Operate hoists to place workpieces onto machine feed carriages or spindles.
- Read production schedules to determine setups of equipment and machines.
- Position containers to receive parts, and load or unload materials in containers, using dollies or handtrucks.
- Adjust dials to regulate flow of current and voltage supplied to terminals to control plating processes.
- Position objects to be plated in frames, or suspend them from positive or negative terminals of power supplies.
- 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.
- Attach nozzles, position guns, connect hoses, and thread wire to set up metal-spraying machines.
- Determine sizes and compositions of objects to be plated, and amounts of electrical current and time required.
- Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
- Adjust controls to set temperatures of coating substances and speeds of machines and equipment.
- Measure and set stops, rolls, brushes, and guides on automatic feeders and conveying equipment or coating machines, using micrometers, rules, and hand tools.
- Maintain production records.
- Inspect coated or plated areas for defects such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.
- Monitor and measure thicknesses of electroplating on component parts to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers.
- Place plated or coated materials on racks and transfer them to ovens to dry for specified periods of time.
- Clean workpieces, using wire brushes.
- Suspend objects such as parts or molds from cathode rods, or negative terminals, and immerse objects in plating solutions.
- Preheat workpieces in ovens.
- Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
- Plate small objects such as nuts or bolts, using motor-driven barrels.
- Spray coating in specified patterns according to instructions.
- Measure or weigh materials, using rulers, calculators, and scales.
- Operate sandblasting equipment to roughen and clean surfaces of workpieces.
- Rinse coated objects in cleansing liquids and dry them with cloths, centrifugal driers, or by tumbling in sawdust-filled barrels.
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