Brush Plating Technician

Quaker Houghton, global leader in industrial process fluids, we are a company with 100+ years of history, present in 40+ countries, including operation plants in over 30 locations, our customers include thousands of the world’s most advanced and specialized steels, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, can, mining, and metalworking companies. With 4,700 employees we partner with our customers to improve their business success.

The Brush Plating Technician will report to the Production Manager and perform electrochemical brush plating of customer owned and sample parts for production, OEM, repair or refurbishment. Work is carried out in house or at customers designated location in a professional and timely manner.

Tasks

• Performs plating work utilising appropriate equipment and solutions as defined by the company process.
• Performs plating activities as necessary to meet customer requirements either in house or at customer premises with occasional overnight stay as and when required.
• Adheres to all plating instructions as detailed on the route card, customer drawings, customer specifications and/or verbal instructions.
• Assists in preparing accurate costs for the quoting process.
• Assist Sales team to help resolve customer technical questions.
• Designs and makes tooling and fixtures to facilitate efficient and effective plating.
• Maintains work area to a high standard of cleanliness ensuring it confirms to the Health & Safety requirements and to assure safe and clean work environment.
• Follows all company policies, department procedures and job specific work instructions.
• Establishes and maintains positive and professional customer relations when interacting with customer representatives.
• Travels as required to meet customer delivery expectations.
  
  
  

Requirements

Essential:

• Ability to read, analyse and interpret a variety of instructions given verbally or written including diagrams, blueprints, technical drawings, scope of work documents and quality specification and standards.
• Ability to read and use quality control gauging, micrometers, callipers, ball gauges and dial indicators
  
  
  

Desirable:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardisation exists
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical problems and repair
• An awareness of Health and Safety regulations is required
  
  
  

Benefits

• Permanent employment contract.
• Group Pension plan.
• 20 holidays per year.
• 2 days volunteer paid days.
• Life Assurance.
• Attractive Wellbeing, Sustainability, Women Inclusion & Diversity programs.
• Onboarding training plus continuous on-the-job learning and development programs.
  
  
  

About Us

We are the global leader in industrial process fluids present in 40+ countries continually improving and innovating so the world’s steel, aluminum, automotive, aircraft, machinery and industrial parts manufacturers can stay ahead in a changing world. Throughout our 100+ locations, our chemists, engineers and industry experts partner with our customers to continually improve their operations so they can run even more efficiently, even more effectively, whatever comes next.

Our values: Live Safe, Exceed Customer Expectations, Drive Results, Embrace Diversity, Do Great Things Together, Act with integrity.

Our core values embody who we are as a company, guide our decisions and inspire us. Our commitment to these values, in words and actions, builds a safer, stronger Quaker Houghton. They are the fundamental beliefs that guide our internal conduct and our relationship with the outside world.

Join the team and grow where your contributions will matter.