Plating/Painting Technician

L.S. Starrett Company; Athol (MA); On-site; USD 28,171 - 37,222; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Athol, MA is seeking a Plating Technician to operate and maintain equipment used for coating metal parts. Responsibilities include monitoring the coating process, ensuring proper chemical handling, and maintaining equipment. Candidates must have chemical handling experience and be willing to learn about plating chemistry. The role offers a competitive pay range of $20.45 to $27.02 per hour depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in chemical handling is required.
• Ability to wear a respirator and pass pulmonary testing is necessary.
• Must be capable of using and maintaining metal cleaning degreasers.
• Willingness to learn about plating chemistry is important.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment designed to coat products and monitor the process.
• Ensure chemicals are added to tanks as needed for plating.
• Empty chemical tanks and make new batches when required.
• Maintain and repair equipment and racks in good working order.

Skills

Chemical Handling Experience

Ability to wear a respirator

Using and maintaining metal cleaning degreasers

Knowledge of plating chemistry

Job description

Job Summary

As a plating technician in a manufacturing facility, your duties are to use a variety of materials to coat metal parts. Your responsibilities are to operate the equipment designed to coat the products and monitor the process. You will ensure the materials required are added to tanks as necessary to provide the best application of plated material. When you are not plating or coating products, you will maintain equipment, racks in good working order.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate equipment designed to coat products and monitor the process.
• Ensure the chemicals required are added to tanks as necessary to provide the best application of plated material.
• Empty out chemical tanks and make new batches as required by the process.
• Use and maintain metal cleaning degreasers.
• Maintain equipment and racks in good working order.
• Powder coat painting of parts.
• Black Oxide penetration coating of parts.
• Stripping parts racks and maintaining as needed.
• Maintain and assure compliance to all health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Chemical Handling Experience
• Must be able to wear a respirator, and pass required pulmonary testing.
• Using and maintaining metal cleaning degreasers.
• Prior knowledge of plating chemistry or willingness to learn.

Pay Range

• $20.45/hour - $27.02/hour