Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates metal spraying machine to bond protective or decorative coatings to metal objects: Positions workpieces into holding fixtures of conveyor.

• 2) Attaches nozzle onto spray gun and positions gun at specified distance from workpiece.

• 3) Connects hoses from gun to air compressor and fuel tanks.

• 4) Threads end from roll of specified wire through gun.

• 5) Turns knobs and levers to synchronize speed of wire feed, air pressure, and specified flow of oxygen and fuel.

• 6) Turns knobs and installs gears to set conveyor speed and holding device.

• 7) Ignites gun to melt emerging wire at nozzle and presses button or turns handle to release compressed air which atomizes and sprays molten metal onto surface of workpiece.

• 8) Inspects workpieces for coating defects and removes finished pieces from conveyor.

• 9) May install gears to accommodate larger workpieces.

• 10) May operate sandblasting equipment to roughen and clean surface of workpieces.

• 11) May preheat workpieces in oven.

• 12) May be designated according to type of equipment used as Metal-Spraying-Machine Operator, Crucible Gun.