A professional who sets up and controls continuous pickling or electrolytic-cleaning line to remove dirt, oil, and scale from coils of brass, copper, or steel strip and wire. Respnsibilities include:

• Turns valve to add acid to processing tanks and shovels inhibitor into tanks to obtain baths of specified acid concentration.
• Installs and adjusts guides, pinch and leveler rolls, and side shears on processing line, according to specified dimensions of coils to be cleaned, using handtools.
• Moves controls to regulate speed of coil through line, to shear coil on each side of weld or stitch, and to remove coil from upcoiler machine.
• Verifies dimensions of pickled coils, using micrometer and measuring tapes.
• Examines surface of coils to verify removal of dirt, oil, and scale.
• Tests solution concentration in baths, using titration test equipment, and adjusts processing line controls to ensure conformance to specifications.
• May be designated according to type of line controlled as Electrolytic De-Scaler.