Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that coats wire electrolytically with zinc to protect wire surface from corrosion: Mixes zinc solution according to specified formula and turns valves to fill tank with solution.

• 2) Threads wire through machine and sets rheostat to regulate flow of current through solution.

• 3) Starts machine to pull wire through solution.

• 4) Examines surface of wire for defects, such as bubbles or bare spots, and measures thickness of coating, using micrometer.

• 5) Adjusts controls to regulate speed of reel and flow of current to coat wire to specified thickness.