Job Summary:
Requires employees to cadmium plate, buff, polish, surface finish and harden a wide variety of aircraft parts. May be required to assist higher and lower grade Operators.
Job Responsibilities:
•Working from shop routers, specifications, detailed instructions, and standard operation methods.
•Performs electroplating operation to surface finish and harden parts. Exercises judgment todetermine quality and maintains thickness of plating, according to engineering requirements andspecification guidelines.
•Operates electroplating equipment while maintaining mental and visual attention to time and flowof current during process.
•Selects and positions parts on rack according to size shape and number to be electroplated.
•Uses simple hand tools, measuring instruments and a nondestructive thickness tester.
•Operate stationary polishing wheels or uses chemicals to buff and polish a wide variety of aircraftparts.
•Performs operations necessary to cadmium plate a variety of parts and material in accordancewith specifications and accepted shop practices. Solution formulas are maintained by chemicallaboratory.
•Maintains solution level and temperatures in tank and set prescribed plating cycle time.
•Cleans and rinses parts before plating, check for required buildup, select appropriate fixture anddetermines spacing of parts in tank.
•Responsible for quality of own work.
•Performs other duties as required.
