Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators (NOC 9536)

Industrial painters and coaters:

• choose paint or mix paints using paint mixing equipment according to instructions
• run equipment to clean, wash, strip, sand, remove rust, fill dents or otherwise prepare items for paint, lacquer or other protective or decorative coatings
• tend or operate automated spray paint, dip or flow coating equipment or other painting or product coating equipment
• operate hand-held spray guns to spray paint or coat still items or items on a moving conveyor system with protective or decorative coatings
• paint small items and apply touch-ups using paint brushes
• clean and maintain painting and coating, ventilation, compressed air and personal protective equipment
• prepare and apply stencils, computer-generated decals or other decorative items on finished products

Metal finishing process operators:

• Prepare and mix metallizing solutions according to formulas or specifications
• Operate or tend equipment to clean, degrease, pickle and etch metal and non-metal surfaces to prepare workpieces with desired surface characteristics
• Tend automatic metal coating machines which convey objects through a series of cleaning, rinsing and plating solutions
• Operate and control electroplating equipment to coat metal and other workpieces
• Operate hot-dip metal plating equipment to galvanize metal and other workpieces
• Operate spray equipment to build up worn or damaged parts or to bond protective or decorative coatings on various objects
• Check proper thickness of plating using micrometers, calipers or other devices
• May operate equipment to polish metallic surfaces of products
• May tend ovens which cure metal coating.

Key aspects of work in this occupation:

• Operators in this unit group usually work in a conventional controlled environment such as an office, hospital or school.
• Work may involve chemicals that are harmful to skin or eyes, dangerous if inhaled or may cause a fire or explosion.
• Work is done in the presence of strong odours.