331932 Electroplater

• Galvaniser

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

• Skill Level 3: AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, AQF Certificate IV, or at least three years of relevant experience

New Zealand

• Skill Level 3: NZQF Level 4 qualification, or at least three years of relevant experience

• 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