Coating machine operators set up and tend coating machines that coat metal products with a thin layer of covering of materials such as lacquer, enamel, copper, nickel, zinc, cadmium, chromium or other metal layering in order to protect or decorate the metal products' surfaces. They run all coating machine stations on multiple coaters.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring equipment which cleans metal articles in preparation for electroplating, galvanizing, enamelling or similar processes;
(b) Operating and monitoring electroplating equipment;
(c) Operating and monitoring hot-dip equipment used to coat iron and steel products;
(d) Operating and monitoring machines which automatically coat wire with non-ferrous metal;
(e) Operating and monitoring equipment used to spray molten metal or other substances onto metal products to provide a protective or decorative coating or to build up worn or damaged surfaces;
(f) Operating and monitoring equipment used to impart a rust-resistant finish to metal articles by treating them with chemicals and heating them;
(g) Checking proper thickness of plating using micrometers, callipers or other devices recording data and writing production logs;
(h) Preparing and mixing metalizing solutions according to formulas or specifications.