powder coater

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

Will train

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean work area
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Read and interpret blueprints/sketches/specifications
• Check proper thickness of plating using micrometers, callipers or other devices
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Operate and control: electroplating equipment to coat metal, hot-dip metal plating equipment to galvanize metal and/or spray equipment to build up worn or damaged parts
• Paint small items and apply touch-ups using paint brushes
• Prepare and apply stencils, decals or other decorative items on finished products
• Prepare and mix metallizing solutions according to formulas or specifications
• Select appropriate paint or mix paints
• Tend automatic metal coating machines which convey objects through a series of cleaning, rinsing and plating solutions
• Tend or operate equipment to prepare items for application of protective or decorative coatings
• Tend or operate equipment to spray or coat

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Construction materials or coatings
• General metal products
• Glass or ceramic products
• Plastic or rubber products

Surface preparation methods

• Masking
• Removing old coatings manually
• Sandblasters
• Water blasting

Type of paints or coatings

• Metallized coatings
• Oil-based or emulsion paints
• Resinous, solvent drying paints

Application methods

• Airless gravity pump
• Automated spray painting
• Brush or pencil
• Electrostatic method
• Hand-held spray guns

Type of industry experience

• Automobile and Trucking industry
• Aviation and Aerospace industry
• Component manufacturing industry
• Construction industry

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods

Benefits

Other benefits

• Other benefits