NONELECTROLYTIC PLATING AND COATING MACHINE SETTER AND SET-UP OPERATOR, METAL AND PLASTIC

2 - 3 Yr Manufacturing Operator, Productoin Machinery Manufacturing, Manufacturing Production and manufacturing

Skills: Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring Posted 3 days ago

Job Definition:

Set up or set up and operate nonelectrolytic plating or coating machines, such as hot-dip lines and metal-spraying machines, to coat metal or plastic products or parts with metal.

1) Measures and sets stops, rolls, brushes, and guides on automatic feeder and conveying equipment or coating machines, using micrometer, rule, and hand tools.
2) Positions workpieces, starts operation of machines and conveyors, and feeds workpieces into machines to be coated.
3) Preheats workpieces in oven.
4) Operates sandblasting equipment to roughen and clean surface of workpieces.
5) Inspects coated products for defects and specified color and coverage.
6) Operates hoist to place workpieces onto machine feed carriage or spindle.
7) Adjusts controls to synchronize equipment speed with speed of coating or spraying machine.
8) Mixes alodize solution in tank of machine, according to formula, and verifies solution concentration, using gauge.
9) Adjusts controls to set temperatures of coating substance, and adjusts speeds of machines and equipment.
10) Ignites gun and adjusts controls to regulate wire feed, air pressure, and flow of oxygen and fuel to operate metal-spraying machine.
11) Installs gears and holding devices on conveyor equipment.

1) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
2) Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
3) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
4) Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
5) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

1) Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
2) Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
3) Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
4) Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
5) Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
6) Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
7) Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
8) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
9) Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).