A professional who tends machine that coats wire electrolytically with zinc to protect wire surface from corrosion. Respnsibilities include:

• Mixes zinc solution according to specified formula and turns valves to fill tank with solution.
• Threads wire through machine and sets rheostat to regulate flow of current through solution.
• Starts machine to pull wire through solution.
• Examines surface of wire for defects, such as bubbles or bare spots, and measures thickness of coating, using micrometer.
• Adjusts controls to regulate speed of reel and flow of current to coat wire to specified thickness.