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“Plating Technician” 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 “Plating Technician”

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

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