Electroplater
What the work is
Controls plating processes and maintains solutions used to coat metal articles and other parts with non-ferrous metals.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Sets up and operates electroplating equipment
- Prepares electrolytic and silver solutions for electroforming, and applies solution to the objects to be coated
- Cleans, prepares, descales and removes all oxides from the surface of metal materials with cleaning solutions such as acids, alkalis and preflux solutions
- Masks areas not to be electroplated with silicon or oil-based paints
- Places articles in zinc solution for surface coating to reach government or manufacturing specifications
- Tests and adjusts plating solutions to maintain desired specifications
- Inspects plated articles and parts for defects and quality
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a mobile farrier's ute and a small workshop beside a horse stable in a fictional country district. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A horse that was limping walks out sound after a good trim and shoe
- A forge fire running right and a hot piece of metal taking the shape you wanted
- Owners who learn something about their horse's feet because you took time to show them
Hard days
- A nervous horse, a long drive between jobs and a back that aches by afternoon
- An owner who wants a quick fix for a hoof problem that needs time
- Weather and distance that mess up the whole day's bookings
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 331932, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.