Career Information
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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.
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.
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.
Mechanical -- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Production and Processing -- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Operation and Control -- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operation Monitoring -- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Control Precision -- The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Trunk Strength -- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
Control Precision -- The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Trunk Strength -- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.