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Anodising machine operator

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

Other denominations:
Anode line operator Anode machine operative Anode machine operator Anode machine technician Anode treater Anode treater operator Anodise machine operator Anodiser Anodising line technician Anodising machine operative Anodising machine operator

Anodising machine operators set up and tend anodising machines designed to provide otherwise finished metal workpieces, usually aluminum-based, with a durable, anodic oxide, corrosion-resistant finishing coat, by a electrolyctic passiviation process that increases the thickness of the natural oxide layer of the metal workpieces' 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)
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Chemistry

Digital competencies

  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Operating metal processing and finishing machinery
  • Positioning materials, tools or equipment
  • Maintaining operational records

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%

Men
Women

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

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?

Metal finishing, plating and coating machine operators

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%
Manufacturing
22%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
20%
Construction
14%
Other service activities
14%
Administrative and support service activities
10%
Others
20%

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.