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"WIRE-COATING OPERATOR, METAL"
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Job Description:

  • 1) Tends one or more machines, equipped with series of tanks, that coat wire with corrosion-resistant material, such as tin, zinc, or lead: Lifts and mounts coils of wire on feed reels.

  • 2) Threads end of wire through series of guides, rollers, wipers, and tanks and secures it to rewind reel.

  • 3) Moves levers to heat coating material to molten consistency and set specified temperature of fluxing, cooling, and cleaning baths.

  • 4) Moves controls to start machine, set tension on wire, and adjust speed that wire feeds through tanks.

  • 5) Observes levels of materials in tanks and replenishes material when levels drop below specified point.

  • 6) Measures finished wire to ensure uniformity of coverage, using micrometer.

  • 7) Adjusts machine settings to regulate thickness of coating, according to specifications.

  • 8) Welds coils of wire together, using butt-welder, to maintain continuous wire coating operation.

  • 9) May be designated according to type of coating material applied as Lead Coater; Wire Tinner.

 

 

 


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DOT:   501.485-010

Job Number: 12066