Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Tasks Include:

• Inspect coated or plated areas for defects such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.
• Immerse objects to be coated or plated into cleaning solutions, or spray objects with conductive solutions to prepare them for plating.
• Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
• 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.
• Position and feed materials into processing machines, by hand or by using automated equipment.
• Test machinery to ensure that it is operating properly.
• Operate hoists to place workpieces onto machine feed carriages or spindles.
• Maintain production records.
• Adjust controls to set temperatures of coating substances and speeds of machines and equipment.
• Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.

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