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Electroplating machine operator

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Bronze plater Chrome plater Copper plater Electric plater Electro plater Electro plating technician Electro-plater Electrodeposition operator Electroplater Electroplating machine operator Galvanising machine operator Gold plater Gold plating machine operator Hot dip plater Hot-dip plater Lock plater Metal plater Metal plating technician Nickel plater Non nickel plater Oxidised finish plater Silver plater Zinc plater

Electroplating machine operators set up and tend electroplating machines designed to finish and coat the metal workpieces' (such as future pennies and jewelry) surface by using electric current to dissolve metal cations and to bond a thin layer of another metal, such as zinc, copper or silver, to produce a coherent metal coating to the workpiece's surface.

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.

Knowledge

  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Electricity and energy
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Handicrafts
  • Wholesale and retail sales

Digital competencies

  • Working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • Developing solutions
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Positioning materials, tools or equipment

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Communicating
  • Supporting others

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals

Artistic, cultural and culinary associate professionals

Other artistic and cultural associate professionals

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Other artistic and cultural associate professionals

34

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

7,76%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

36,00% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

41,18%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

26,47%

Part-time contracts

1,21% Turnover index

42

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-14%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals

52%

48%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Artistic, cultural and culinary associate professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Other artistic and cultural associate professionals

No experience
13%
Less than 1 year
21%
Between 1 and 2 years
17%
Between 2 and 4 years
30%
Between 4 and 8 years
3%
More than 8 years
16%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
31%
Activitats administratives i serveis auxiliars
24%
Informació i comunicacions
10%
Indústries manufactureres
7%
Educació
6%
Altres
22%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.