A professional who tends equipment to coat iron and steel products with corrosion-resistant molten nonferrous metal. Respnsibilities include:

• Suspends metal objects, such as pails, shelving, nuts and bolts, and structural steel from conveyor hooks or places them in wire baskets.
• Immerses objects in chemical solution to clean surface of scale and foreign matter.
• Lowers objects into tank of ammonium chloride or other flux to protect surface from oxidation and facilitate coating.
• Dips objects into tank of molten metal to coat objects, using hoist or conveyor.
• Removes objects from tanks after specified time.
• Places objects, such as nuts and bolts, in centrifuge and starts machine to cool objects and remove excessive coating.
• Places objects, such as shelving and structural steel, into water tank or transfers them to storage area to cool.
• Smooths coating, using wire brush and file.
• Inspects objects for even and complete coating and returns defective objects for reprocessing.
• Scoops dross from tank, using long-handled scoop, pours dross into molds, and weighs molded dross.
• Turns valves to regulate temperature in dipping tank.
• Adds coating metal and chemicals to maintain specified levels and mixtures in cleaning, dipping, and fluxing tanks.
• May be designated according to type of coating applied as Galvanizer, Zinc (galvanizing); Tin Dipper (galvanizing).