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Dip tank operator
Coating machine operative Coating machine operator Coating machine worker Dip tank operative Dip tank operator Dip tank specialist Dip tank technician Dip tank worker Dipping tank operative Dipping tank operator Dipping tank specialist Dipping tank technician Dipping tank worker Hot dip galvanizer Hot dip galvanizing operative Hot dip plater Hot dipping plater Impregnating tank operative Impregnating tank operator Metal dipping machine operative Metal dipping machine operator Plating tank operative Plating tank operator Plating tank technician Plating tanker operator Tanker
Dip tank operators set up and tend dip tanks, which are coating machines, designed to provide otherwise finished work pieces with durable coating by dipping them in a tank of a specific sort of paint, preservative or molten zinc.
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
- Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
- Building and civil engineering
- Wholesale and retail sales
- Occupational health and safety
Digital competencies
- Installing wooden and metal components
- Monitoring quality of products
- Operating painting or coating machinery
- Sorting materials or products
- Operating wood processing and papermaking machinery
Digital competencies
- Using digital tools to control machinery
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Communicating
- Supporting others
Professional groups of the occupation
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers
Stationary plant and machine operators
Metal processing and finishing plant operators
Metal finishing, plating and coating machine operators
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
Metal finishing, plating and coating machine operators
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.
Stationary plant and machine operators
68%
32%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Stationary plant and machine operators
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
Metal processing and finishing plant operators
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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?
Metal finishing, plating and coating machine operators
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.
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