A professional who performs any combination of following tasks to load and unload electroplating equipment or to assist plater. Respnsibilities include:

• Fastens metal workpieces to devices, such as hooks, racks, and cathode bars, or loads workpieces in baskets or barrels.
• Immerses workpieces in series of cleaning, plating, pickling, and rinsing tanks, following timed cycle, manually or using hoist.
• Carries workpieces between conveyors that move workpieces through electroplating processes.
• Sets temperature dials of tanks to prescribed level.
• Flips switch to activate electroplating process in tanks.
• Removes workpieces from hooks, racks, bars, baskets, or barrels, and examines workpieces for plating defects, such as rough spots and thin plating.
• Dries plated workpieces, using oven, centrifugal drier, or sawdust-filled container.
• Packs workpieces in boxes or cartons for shipment.
• Drains solutions from and cleans and refills tanks.
• Removes buildup of plating metal from racks, using hammer or compressed-air vibrator, and coats racks with shellac.
• Replaces damaged or worn equipment parts.
• May be designated according to task performed as Cleaner (electroplating); Rack Cleaner (electroplating); Racker (electroplating); Sawdust Drier (electroplating).