Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators

Set up or set up and operate machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, such as food products, glassware, and cloth, ceramic, metal, plastic, paper, and wood products, with lacquer, silver and copper solution, rubber, paint, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials.

Job Task

• Removes materials, parts, or workpieces from painting or coating machines, using hand tools.
• Records operational data on specified forms.
• Cleans and maintains coating and painting machines, using hand tools.
• Measures thickness and quality of coating, using micrometer.
• Examines and tests solutions, paints, products, and workpieces to ensure specifications are met.
• Observes and adjusts loaded workpiece or machine, according to specifications.
• Selects and loads materials, parts, and workpieces on machine, using hand tools.
• Starts pumps to mix solutions and to activate coating or painting machines.
• Operates auxiliary machines or equipment used on the coating or painting process.
• Weighs or measures chemicals, coatings, or paints and adds to machine.
• Turns valves and adjusts controls to regulate speed of conveyor, temperature, air pressure and circulation, and flow or spray of coating or paint.
• Sets-up and operates machines to paint or coat products with such materials as silver and copper solution, rubber, paint, glaze, oil, or rust proofing materials.

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