industrial coater

Work site environment

• At heights
• Hot
• Noisy

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean work area
• Check proper thickness of plating using micrometers, callipers or other devices
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Operate and control: electroplating equipment to coat metal, hot-dip metal plating equipment to galvanize metal and/or spray equipment to build up worn or damaged parts
• Paint small items and apply touch-ups using paint brushes
• Prepare and apply stencils, decals or other decorative items on finished products
• Prepare and mix metallizing solutions according to formulas or specifications
• Select appropriate paint or mix paints
• Tend or operate equipment to prepare items for application of protective or decorative coatings
• Tend or operate equipment to spray or coat

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Aircraft or motor vehicles
• General metal products

Surface preparation methods

• Abrasive disc wheel
• Masking
• Removing old coatings manually
• Sandblasters

Type of paints or coatings

• Metallized coatings
• Resinous, solvent drying paints

Application methods

• Airless gravity pump
• Hand-held spray guns

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automatic metal coating machinery
• Metal spray equipment

Type of industry experience

• Automobile and Trucking industry

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Manual dexterity
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Reliability

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits