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

Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.

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33 tasks10 core, 23 supplemental
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ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
Code
51-4193.00SOC 2018: 51-4193

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10 core tasks and 23 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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  1. Task 1. Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.Core taskTask 10311Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2016
  2. Task 2. Adjust dials to regulate flow of current and voltage supplied to terminals to control plating processes.Core taskTask 10326Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2016
  3. Task 3. Inspect coated or plated areas for defects, such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.Core taskTask 10309Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2016
  4. Task 4. 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.Core taskTask 10312Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  5. Task 5. Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.Core taskTask 10319Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2016
  6. Task 6. Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.Core taskTask 10318Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  7. Task 7. Maintain production records.Core taskTask 10316Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2016
  8. Task 8. Remove excess materials or impurities from objects, using air hoses or grinding machines.Core taskTask 10342Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  9. Task 9. Examine completed objects to determine thicknesses of metal deposits, or measure thicknesses by using instruments such as micrometers.Core taskTask 10328Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016
  10. Task 10. Rinse coated objects in cleansing liquids and dry them with cloths, centrifugal driers, or by tumbling in sawdust-filled barrels.Core taskTask 10327Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  11. Task 11. Determine sizes and compositions of objects to be plated, and amounts of electrical current and time required.Supplemental taskTask 10323Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2016
  12. Task 12. Test machinery to ensure that it is operating properly.Supplemental taskTask 10314Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016
  13. Task 13. Measure or weigh materials, using rulers, calculators, and scales.Supplemental taskTask 10329Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2016
  14. Task 14. Measure, mark, and mask areas to be excluded from plating.Supplemental taskTask 10331Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016
  15. Task 15. Immerse objects to be coated or plated into cleaning solutions, or spray objects with conductive solutions to prepare them for plating.Supplemental taskTask 10310Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  16. Task 16. Read production schedules to determine setups of equipment and machines.Supplemental taskTask 10335Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016
  17. Task 17. Suspend objects, such as parts or molds from cathode rods, or negative terminals, and immerse objects in plating solutions.Supplemental taskTask 10330Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2016
  18. Task 18. Suspend sticks or pieces of plating metal from anodes, or positive terminals, and immerse metal in plating solutions.Supplemental taskTask 10324Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  19. Task 19. Adjust controls to set temperatures of coating substances and speeds of machines and equipment.Supplemental taskTask 10317Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  20. Task 20. Monitor and measure thicknesses of electroplating on component parts to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers.Supplemental taskTask 10325Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  21. Task 21. Operate hoists to place workpieces onto machine feed carriages or spindles.Supplemental taskTask 10315Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  22. Task 22. Position and feed materials into processing machines, by hand or by using automated equipment.Supplemental taskTask 10313Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2016
  23. Task 23. Position objects to be plated in frames, or suspend them from positive or negative terminals of power supplies.Supplemental taskTask 10337Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  24. Task 24. Operate sandblasting equipment to roughen and clean surfaces of workpieces.Supplemental taskTask 10345Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2016
  25. Task 25. Clean and maintain equipment, using water hoses and scrapers.Supplemental taskTask 10322Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2016
  26. Task 26. Clean workpieces, using wire brushes.Supplemental taskTask 10343Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2016
  27. Task 27. Mix and test solutions, and turn valves to fill tanks with solutions.Supplemental taskTask 10332Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016
  28. Task 28. Replace worn parts and adjust equipment components, using hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 10340Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016
  29. Task 29. Place plated or coated materials on racks and transfer them to ovens to dry for specified periods of time.Supplemental taskTask 10333Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  30. Task 30. Measure and set stops, rolls, brushes, and guides on automatic feeders and conveying equipment or coating machines, using micrometers, rules, and hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 10338Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  31. Task 31. Position containers to receive parts, and load or unload materials in containers, using dollies or handtrucks.Supplemental taskTask 10320Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016
  32. Task 32. Perform equipment maintenance, such as cleaning tanks and lubricating moving parts of conveyors.Supplemental taskTask 10321Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016
  33. Task 33. Preheat workpieces in ovens.Supplemental taskTask 10339Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016

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  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-4193
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