Job Description:

• 1) Performs any combination of following tasks to load and unload electroplating equipment or to assist PLATER : Fastens metal workpieces to devices, such as hooks, racks, and cathode bars, or loads workpieces in baskets or barrels.

• 2) Immerses workpieces in series of cleaning, plating, pickling, and rinsing tanks, following timed cycle, manually or using hoist.

• 3) Carries workpieces between conveyors that move workpieces through electroplating processes.

• 4) Sets temperature dials of tanks to prescribed level.

• 5) Flips switch to activate electroplating process in tanks.

• 6) Removes workpieces from hooks, racks, bars, baskets, or barrels, and examines workpieces for plating defects, such as rough spots and thin plating.

• 7) Dries plated workpieces, using oven, centrifugal drier, or sawdust-filled container.

• 8) Packs workpieces in boxes or cartons for shipment.

• 9) Drains solutions from and cleans and refills tanks.

• 10) Removes buildup of plating metal from racks, using hammer or compressed-air vibrator, and coats racks with shellac.

• 11) Replaces damaged or worn equipment parts.

• 12) May be designated according to task performed as Cleaner; Rack Cleaner; Racker; Sawdust Drier.