Plating Tech I

Cooper Machinery Services Brand • Stockdale, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a Legend in the Making Since 1833, Cooper Machinery Services has built the engines and compressors that keep the energy industry running. Behind every Cooper-Bessemer™, Ajax™, and Superior™ cylinder that leaves our Houston shop is a plating team that gets the finish exactly right — because in this business, close enough isn't good enough. As a Plating Technician I, you'll run the tanks, rectifiers, and racks that put a precision chrome finish on cylinders serving more than 22,000 units worldwide. If you like hands-on work where the details matter and the results are visible in every part you touch, this is your shop floor.

Requirements

• High school diploma with 0–1 years of related work experience — we'll train the right person.
• Basic understanding of electrical, hydraulic, and other mechanical systems.
• Hands-on maintenance or technician experience.
• Comfortable operating forklifts, cranes, scissor lifts, and small hand tools.
• Strong grasp of general maintenance processes and methods.
• Excellent manual dexterity and a problem-solver's instinct.
• Clear communicator who can flag repair issues to the right people.
• Physically able to lift 50 pounds and stay on your feet for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in electroplating, metal finishing, or a related plant process.
• Familiarity with reading technical specs, work tickets, or QA documentation.
• Current certification for forklift, crane, or scissor lift operation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and plate scheduled cylinders — cleaned, vapor-honed, and defect-free — ready for plating or stripping.
• Follow ICP Standard Operating Procedures for every plating process, including correct use of rectifiers, racks, anodes, and robber rings.
• Match racks, anodes, and cylinders to ICP guidelines to ensure proper plating or stripping every time.
• Record plating data — time, rate, amperage — and complete work tickets accurately.
• Read meters and temperature gauges, making adjustments on the fly to keep processes on spec.
• Coordinate with the VaporHone team to communicate plating needs and keep scheduled cylinders moving.
• Spot capacity constraints or bottlenecks and adjust workload to keep production flowing.
• Load and maintain tanks at optimal capacity for smooth, continuous production.
• Add chromic flake based on lab analysis and monitor tank solution levels, adjusting as needed.

Benefits

• Most benefits start on day one — no waiting period.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability coverage (6-month waiting period for short-term disability).
• Voluntary life, AD&D, and long-term disability buy-up plans.
• Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• 401(k) with up to 5% company match — 100% vested from day one.
• Maternity and parental leave, Arc Fertility Benefits, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED