Electrical discharge machinist

Metal finishing, plating and coating machine operators operate and monitor equipment that finishes, plates and coats metal articles or parts to improve resistance to corrosion and wear, for decorative purposes, or to impart electrical or magnetic properties.

• operating and monitoring equipment for cleaning metal articles in preparation for electroplating, galvanising, enamelling or similar processes;
• operating and monitoring electroplating equipment;
• operating and monitoring hot-dip equipment for coating iron and steel articles with molten metal;
• operating and monitoring machines for automatic coating with non-ferrous metals;
• operating and monitoring equipment for spraying molten metal or other substances onto metal surfaces to provide protective or decorative coatings or to rebuild worn surfaces;
• operating and monitoring equipment for chemically treating and heating metal articles to impart corrosion resistance;
• checking the precise thickness of coatings using micrometers, calipers or other devices, and reading and recording data in production logs;
• preparing and mixing metallising solutions according to formulas or specifications.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Machine operator, coating
• Machine operator, metal buffing
• Machine operator, metal electroplating
• Machine operator, metal galvanising
• Machine operator, metal colouring