// Unit group · 8122

Metal Finishing, Plating and Coating Machine Operators

Photographic-products machine operators operate and monitor equipment which makes photographic film and paper, and which processes exposed photographic film and makes prints.

8 Plant and Machine Operators, and Assemblers / 81 Stationary Plant and Machine Operators / 812 Metal Processing and Finishing Plant Operators / All level 4

// Working conditions

Air and dustChemicalsHeat and coldMachineryNoiseShift work

// Hand tools

  1. 1General Hand Tool Operation

operating and monitoring equipment which cleans metal articles in preparation for electroplating, galvanizing, enamelling or similar processes

operating and monitoring electroplating equipment

operating and monitoring hot-dip equipment used to coat iron and steel products

operating and monitoring machines which automatically coat wire with non-ferrous metal

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

operating and monitoring equipment used to impart a rust-resistant finish to metal articles by treating them with chemicals and heating them

checking proper thickness of plating using micrometers, callipers or other devices recording data and writing production logs

preparing and mixing metalizing solutions according to formulas or specifications.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Metal coating machine operator
- Metal finishing machine operator
- Metal plating machine operator
- Metal polishing machine operator

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Metal production process controller- 3135
- Vehicle painter - 7132

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