Job Description:

• 1) Electroplates printed circuit board panels with metals, such as copper, tin, gold, nickel, or solder, to resist corrosion, improve electrical conductivity, and facilitate solder connections: Dips panels in cleaning solutions or wipes panels with cloth to clean panels.

• 2) Clamps panels or rack of panels to overhead bar above tanks to complete electrolytic current.

• 3) Immerses panels in plating solution.

• 4) Sets timer for specified plating time and turns on electrical current.

• 5) Observes meter and turns dial to maintain specified current in plating solution.

• 6) Removes plated panels and immerses panels in rinsing tank.

• 7) Examines plated panels for defects.

• 8) May test thickness of plating, using gauge or test equipment.

• 9) May tape areas to be excluded from plating, using tape machine.

• 10) May trim excess material from PCB panels, using shearing machine.

• 11) May calculate amperage setting, following specified formula.

• 12) May be designated according to plating material used as Gold Plater; Nickel Plater.