Job Purpose:

To coat finished manufactured tools with protective metal lacquer by inspecting tools and hand dipping tools in lacquer as required.

Essential Functions:

1. Visually inspects tools for defects; dips metal surfaces of finished leather, wood, and long handled tools into lacquer dip tank and hangs on racks to dry or cure; and cleans and inspects tools for quality and proper coating.

2. Prepares lacquer coatings by pouring lacquer into dip tank and mixes to insure consistency is correct. Maintains proper viscosity and fills levels in dip tank.

3. Maintains lacquer room equipment as required. Adjusts temperature and ventilation of room for proper drying.

4. Transports carts of tools into lacquer room and once handles are dry transports carts to next staging area. 

5. Completes the appropriate routing sheet and inputs data entry information in a timely manner.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience:

1. One month of related experience or on-the-job training.

Physical:

1. Must be able to stand, walk, sit, and uses arms/hands to reach, finger, handle or feel, talk and hear for 8 hours or more per day.

2. Must be able to regularly lift 5 pounds, occasionally lift or move up to 40 pounds and/or move up to 100 pounds.

3. Must have close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus to work.

4. Employees will be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, moderate noise levels, extreme heat and vibration to hands.

5. Employees will be required to wear hearing protection, safety glasses and foot protection.

Mental:

1. Must have the ability to read and comprehend simple written and verbal instructions such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions. 

2. Must be able to perform mathematical skills such as: addition, subtractions, multiplication, and division of all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; and ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

3. Must have the ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Technical:

None