How do they match: Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Automatic Metal Spraying Machine Operator

  • Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
  • Measure and set stops, rolls, brushes, and guides on automatic feeders and conveying equipment or coating machines, using micrometers, rules, and hand tools.
  • 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.
  • Position and feed materials into processing machines, by hand or by using automated equipment.
  • Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Spray coating in specified patterns according to instructions.

  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.