Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials.

Other names for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: Glue Size Machine Operator, Hand Sprayer, Hardboard Coating Machine Operator, Hot Dipper, Icer Machine Operator, Impregnating Tank Operator, Impregnation Operator, Impregnator, Industrial Painter, Insulation Board Calender Operator, Knife Machine Operator, Lacquer Booth Operator, Laminating Press Operator, Latexer, Machine Heel Sprayer, Machine Icer, Machine Operator, Machine Sprayer, Machine Tender, Manufacturing Assistant, Manufacturing Associate, Manufacturing Operator, Marbleizer, Mastic Sprayer, Mechanical Striper, Metal Painter, Metalizer Operator, Ornamental Machine Operator, Paint Booth Operator, Paint Dipper, Paint Line Operator, Paint Machine Operator, Paint Room Operator, Paint Spray Tender, Paint Technician, Painter, Painter Apprentice, Painting Machine Operator, Paper Coater, Paraffin Machine Operator, Paper Coating Machine Operator, Paraffiner, Pill Coater, Powder Coater, Powder Painter, Prefinish Operator, Press Operator, Primer Waterproofing Machine Adjuster, Printed Circuit Boards Coating Equipment Operator, Printer Adjustor, Production Finisher, Production Painter, Recoating Machine Operator, Redipper, Reed Dipper, Ribbon Inker, Roofing Machine Operator, Sanding Machine Operator, Saturator Tender, Screen Print Operator, Screen Tender, Seed Pelleter, Sensitizer, Shot Coat Tender, Silk Screen Operator, Silvering Applicator, Sizing Machine and Drier Operator, Sizing Machine Operator, Smoking Pipe Coater, Spray Deco Operator, Spray Machine Operator, Spray Painter, Spray Painting Machine Operator, Spray Technician, Spraying Machine Operator, Spreading Machine Operator, Stain Applicator, Staining Machine Operator, Supercalender Operator, Tablet Coater, Tape Coater, Tarring Machine Operator, Tinner, Tip Bander, Tumbling Barrel Painter, Tumbling Barrel Painter Apprentice, Varnisher, Varnishing Machine Operator, Varnishing Unit Tool Setter, Wad Impregnator, Wax Machine Operator, Waxing Machine Operator, Whiting Machine Operator, Wire Coater, Wire Coating Machine Operator, Air Drier, Abrasive Coating Machine Operator, Abrasive Coating Machine Set Up Operator, Air Drier Machine Operator, Asphalt Coater, Automatic Paint Sprayer Operator, Banding Machine Operator, Bead Forming Machine Operator, Bead Forming Machine Set Up Operator, Blackener, Blacker, Bonderite Operator, Bonderizer, Bonderizer Operator, Brake Linings Coater, Bronzer, Browner, Buckle Strap Drum Operator, Calender Operator, Disintegrator, Dixonac Operator, Carbon Coater Machine Operator, Carbon Coating Machine Operator, Carbon Paper Coating Machine Setter, Cast Iron Dipper, Cathode Maker, Cheese Sprayer, Chocolate Dipper, Coater, Coater Adjuster, Coater Operator, Coating and Embossing Unit Operator, Coating Machine Operator, Coating Operator, Cracker Sprayer, Dagger, Depositing Machine Operator, Dip Filler, Dip Painter, Dipper, Dipper Operator, Drum Sprayer, Electrostatic Paint Operator, Emulsion Coater, Enamel Dipper, Enamel Machine Operator, Enameler, Enrobing Machine Operator, Fiberglass Machine Operator, Finisher Operator, First Calender Worker, Foam Machine Operator, Four Roll Calender Operator, Foxing Painter, Furniture Dipper, Furniture Painter, Furniture Sprayer, Getter Filler, Getter Operator, Gettering Operator, Glazing Machine Operator,

• Perform test runs to ensure that equipment is set up properly.
• Clean machines, related equipment, and work areas, using water, solvents and other cleaning aids.
• Thread or feed items or products through or around machine rollers and dryers.
• Attach hoses or nozzles to machines, using wrenches and pliers, and make adjustments to obtain the proper dispersion of spray.
• Remove materials, parts, or workpieces from painting or coating machines, using hand tools.
• Transfer completed items or products from machines to drying or storage areas, using handcarts, handtrucks, or cranes.
• Attach and align machine parts such as rollers, guides, brushes, and blades, using hand tools.
• Examine, measure, weigh, or test sample products to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles.
• Place items or products on feedracks, spindles, or reel strands to coat, paint, or spray them, using hands, hoists, or trucklifts.
• Prepare and apply stencils, computer-generated decals, or other decorative items to finished products.
• Paint small items and perform touch-up painting, using paint brushes.
• Spray coated products with salt solutions to determine how they will resist corrosion.
• Observe machine gauges and equipment operation to detect defects or deviations from standards, and make adjustments as necessary.
• Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers.
• Weigh or measure chemicals, coatings, or paints before adding them to machines.
• Select appropriate coatings, paints, or sprays, or prepare them by mixing substances according to formulas, using automated paint mixing equipment.
• Set up and operate machines to paint or coat products with such materials as silver and copper solution, rubber, paint, glaze, oil, or rustproofing materials.
• Turn dials, handwheels, valves, or switches to regulate conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spray of coatings or paints.
• Start and stop operation of machines, using levers or buttons.
• Record operational data on specified forms.
• Start pumps to mix solutions and fill tanks.
• Operate auxiliary machines or equipment used in coating or painting processes.
• Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails.