Electroplater

Employer

Wespen Industries Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Odours

Tasks

• Clean work area
• 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
• Prepare and mix metallizing solutions according to formulas or specifications

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Not required

Type of product

• Aircraft or motor vehicles
• Construction materials or coatings
• General metal products
• Ornamental ironwork

Surface preparation methods

• Chemical techniques
• Etching
• Masking
• Water blasting

Type of paints or coatings

• Inhibiting coatings
• Metallized coatings

Equipment and machinery experience

• Electroplating equipment
• Galvanizing equipment

Type of industry experience

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

Transportation/travel information

Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Financial benefits

Bonus