Francisco Canales Jr
Denton
Summary
Skilled in operating and setting up plating machines for metal and plastic, with hands-on experience in monitoring equipment to ensure quality and adherence to safety standards. Possess strong problem-solving skills, capable of effectively diagnosing and resolving machinery issues to minimize downtime. Proven track record of improving process efficiency by optimizing machine settings and workflow, contributing to enhanced production output and product quality.
Driven professional successful at producing high-quality work while maintaining safe work environments. Works efficiently in fast-paced settings to handle demanding production needs. Excellent safety record and knowledgeable working with array of chemicals, processes, and materials.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plating Operator
Mayday Manufacturing
Denton
07.2024 - 04.2025
- Clean and maintain tanks containing electrolytes between batches to prevent contamination.
- Determine appropriate cleaning methods based on type of surface being treated before the electroplating process begins.
- Calibrate automated plating systems to ensure accuracy of results.
- Performed minor maintenance on machines and notified supervisor of needed repairs.
- Maintained daily production records detailing supplies used, production quantities completed, and labor time.
- Monitor and adjust current density levels of electroplated components.
- Maintain and monitor chemical concentrations in plating baths.
- Read production schedules to determine setups of equipment and machines.
- Load materials onto racks or into barrels ready for processing in the plating tank.
- Immersed objects for coating and plating into cleaning solutions and sprayed objects with conductive solutions to prepare plating.
- Perform periodic visual inspections of finished products for quality assurance purposes.
- Perform preventive maintenance on all plating equipment.
- Record data such as time, temperature, voltage, current, and bath concentration levels for each batch processed.
- Operated hoists to place workpieces onto machine feed carriages or spindles.
- Tended machines to coat products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium and nickel.
- Unload materials after completion of the electroplating process.
- Regulated current and voltage flow by adjusting machine settings to control plating processes.
- Loaded and setup materials in preparation successful operation of equipment.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations.
Education
High School Diploma -
Jhon F Cruikshank
Stockton, CA03-2020
Skills
- Electroplating techniques
- Chemical analysis
- Equipment calibration
- Quality assurance inspection
- Material handling
- Multitasking
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Certification
Apprentice, electrician license
Texas Department of licensing and regulation apprentice electrician license number #702293
Affiliations
Health
Safety
Fitness
Endurance
Further work skills
- Cement
- Roofing
- Junk removal
- Fencing
Timeline
Plating Operator
Mayday Manufacturing
07.2024 - 04.2025
High School Diploma -
Jhon F Cruikshank