A professional who coats optical glass surfaces with silvering solutions to make mirrors used in optical instruments. Respnsibilities include:

• Cleans glass specimens, using prescribed chemicals, and inspects to detect surface appearance defects.
• Mixes chemicals according to formula and pours solution into funnels.
• Positions glass under funnels and starts electric motor to agitate funnels and allow specified quantities of solution to distribute over surface of glass.
• Electroplates copper backing over silvering by immersing glass in electrolyte and passing electric current through solution according to standard procedure.
• Places plated glass in electric oven to dry for specified time.
• Marks outlines of specified dimensions on glass specimen, using milling machine.
• Removes excess silvering and copper, using hand scraper and solvents.