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.