Profession lacquer maker

Lacquer makers operate and maintain laquers and syntetic paints mixers and jar mills, making sure the end product is according to formula.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Quality standards

  The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

Skills

• Troubleshoot

  Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

• Heat lacquer mixture

  Heat the prepared mixture in order to obtain the wax on the top of the solution.

• Supply machine

  Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.

• Measure chemical substance viscosity

  Measure the viscosity of the mixed ingredients by using a viscosimeter.

• Set up the controller of a machine

  Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.

• Wear appropriate protective gear

  Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

• Measure materials

  Measure the raw materials prior to their loading in the mixer or in machines, ensuring they conform with the specifications.

• Operate jar mill

  Operate the jar grinding mill in order to mix and produce lacquers making sure the parameters and specifications are according to formulas.

• Select lacquer ingredients

  Select the correct types and amounts of lacquer ingredients such as thinners, pigmens or gims, placing them in the mill.

• Prepare chemical samples

  Prepare the specific samples such as gas, liquid or solid samples in order for them to be ready for analysis, labeling and storing samples according to specifications.

• Work safely with chemicals

  Take the necessary precautions for storing, using and disposing chemical products.

• Add colour

  Add the required colour according to specifications for tinting batch.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB