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- NOC 2006 Version 1.0
9497 – Plating, Metal Spraying and Related Operators
This unit group includes workers who operate machines or equipment to deposit metallized substances on metal or other articles to provide decorative, protective or restorative coatings. They are employed by metal products manufacturing companies and by customized metal plating and coating shops.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Anodizer
- Bronze plater
- Cadmium galvanizer
- Chromium plater
- Coating equipment operator - metal plating
- Continuous galvanizing line operator
- Copper coater - metal plating
- Copper plater
- Corrosion resistant metal sprayer
- Cylinder plater-grinder - metal processing
- Dipper and coater - metal plating
- Electroformer
- Electrogalvanizer
- Electrogalvanizing machine operator
- Electroless plater
- Electrolytic tank tender
- Electroplasty equipment operator
- Electroplater
- Electroplater operator
- Electroplater, metal
- Electroplater, production
- Filament coater
- Firearm burnisher - metal plating
- Firearm finisher - metal plating
- Galvanizer
- Galvanizing machine operator
- Hot-dip coater - metal plating
- Hot-dip galvanizer - metal plating
- Lead coater
- Machine operator - plating and metal spraying
- Metal bluer
- Metal coater
- Metal coater operator
- Metal coating-equipment operator
- Metal dipper
- Metal electroplater
- Metal electroplating inspector
- Metal plater-polisher
- Metal plating-equipment operator
- Metal spray operator
- Metal sprayer
- Metal-dipping equipment operator
- Metallizer
- Nickel plater
- Plating tank operator
- Prep line attendant - bulk galvanizing
- Production electroplater
- Sherardizer
- Silver plater
- Silver spray operator
- Temperer - plating and metal spraying
- Thermospray operator
- Tin plater
- Tumbling barrel tender
- Vacuum-metallizer tender
- Wire coater
- Wire tinner
- Wire-coating equipment operator
- Zinc galvanizer
- Anodizer
- Electroplater operator
- Galvanizer
- Metal coater operator
- Metal dipper
- Metal electroplater
- Metal spray operator
- Sherardizer
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Operators in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:
- Prepare and mix metallizing solutions according to formulas or specifications
- Operate and control electroplating equipment to coat metal and other objects
- Operate hot-dip metal plating equipment to galvanize metal and other objects
- Tend automatic metal coating machine which conveys objects through series of cleaning, rinsing and plating solutions
- Operate spray equipment to build up worn or damaged parts or to bond protective or decorative coatings on metal objects
- Check proper thickness of plating using micrometers, callipers or other devices
- May clean and prepare metal parts for coating
- May tend ovens which cure metal coating.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
- Experience in operating production machinery or equipment may be required.
- Three to six months of on-the-job training are usually required.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
- Production painters (in 9496 Painters and Coaters - Industrial)
- Supervisors of operators in this unit group (in 9226 Supervisors, Other Mechanical and Metal Products Manufacturing)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 9 – Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 94 – Processing and Manufacturing Machine Operators and Assemblers
- Minor group
- 949 – Other Assembly and Related Occupations
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0