Work site environment

• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean work area
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Check proper thickness of plating using micrometers, callipers or other devices
• Clean and maintain equipment
• 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

• General metal products
• Plastic or rubber products

Surface preparation methods

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

Type of paints or coatings

• Drying oils paint
• Metallized coatings
• Oil-based or emulsion paints

Application methods

• Hand-held spray guns

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• 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

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player