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

• 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.
• Test machinery to ensure that it is operating properly.
• Position and feed materials into processing machines, by hand or by using automated equipment.
• Operate hoists to place workpieces onto machine feed carriages or spindles.
• Adjust controls to set temperatures of coating substances and speeds of machines and equipment.
• Maintain production records.
• Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
• Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.
• Position containers to receive parts, and load or unload materials in containers, using dollies or handtrucks.
• Perform equipment maintenance such as cleaning tanks and lubricating moving parts of conveyors.
• Clean and maintain equipment, using water hoses and scrapers.

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• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

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