Occupation information for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Washington

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: 1 to 12 months on-the-job training

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• Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
• Adjust dials to regulate flow of current and voltage supplied to terminals to control plating processes.
• Inspect coated or plated areas for defects, such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.
• 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.
• Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.
• Maintain production records.
• Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
• Remove excess materials or impurities from objects, using air hoses or grinding machines.
• Determine sizes and compositions of objects to be plated, and amounts of electrical current and time required.
• Test machinery to ensure that it is operating properly.

Tools:

• Air dryers
• Ammeters
• Calipers
• Conveyor system
• Forklifts

Technology:

• Compliance software
• Computer aided design CAD software
• Electronic mail software
• Procurement software
• Spreadsheet software

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