Electroplate/anodise operator

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Based at South West Metal Finishing, Exeter although may have to travel to other SWMF sites and supplier sites on occasion

Reporting the process team leader

Hard chrome/Silver/copper/ENP/cadmium/Zinc Nickel/Passivation/Chromic/Sulphuric/hard anodising, this list is not exhaustive.

Loading components on to jig fixtures
Loading and unloading loaded jigs in to acid, alkaline and plating chemical solutions.
Setting temperature, voltage and current controls
Masking off areas that don’t require plating, using masking agents, bungs and tapes
Dipping or brushing products with chemical solutions
Monitoring of electroplating process
Carry out basic quality checks
De-jigging components from jigging assemblies
Removing of masking agents using mechanical and chemical methods
Transferring newly coated items to finishing or storage area
Ensuring that work is undertaken in compliance with regulations, manuals and company policy;
Ensuring compliance to Health, Safety and Environmental policies and report any concern to supervision
Liaise with the customer Liaison and planning Supervisor and Key Customer contacts to agree delivery plans
Report any maintenance issues to maintenance and production supervision.
Attend daily team brief at production planning board, talk through the day’s plan and any issues that could jeopardised the plan with your team leader
Liaise with the laboratory and quality on issues that could affect the running of the process.
Ensure area is kept to clean and any 5S actions and Audit are actioned
Support any actions necessary to improve quality or process improvement
There will be an expectation to undertake the Institute of materials course at foundation and technician level.
Production paperwork to be completed in accordance with company policy