Grinding / Polishing Worker / Hand

Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Buffer; Casting Finisher; Chipper; Finisher; Grinder; Jewelry Polisher; Knife Grinder; Metal Finisher; Polisher; Stand Grinder

Tasks

• Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.
• Grind, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools.
• Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met.
• Trim, scrape, or deburr objects or parts, using chisels, scrapers, and other hand tools and equipment.
• Mark defects, such as knotholes, cracks, and splits, for repair.
• Study blueprints or layouts to determine how to lay out workpieces or saw out templates.
• Move controls to adjust, start, or stop equipment during grinding and polishing processes.
• Load and adjust workpieces onto equipment or work tables, using hand tools.
• Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.
• Select files or other abrasives, according to materials, sizes and shapes of workpieces, amount of stock to be removed, finishes specified, and steps in finishing processes.
• File grooved, contoured, and irregular surfaces of metal objects, such as metalworking dies and machine parts, to conform to templates, other parts, layouts, or blueprint specifications.
• Sharpen abrasive grinding tools, using machines and hand tools.
• Transfer equipment, objects, or parts to specified work areas, using moving devices.

Knowledge

• Production and Processing
• Mechanical
• English Language

Abilities

• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Finger Dexterity
• Control Precision
• Near Vision
• Manual Dexterity
• Multilimb Coordination
• Oral Comprehension
• Problem Sensitivity
• Information Ordering
• Selective Attention
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity
• Oral Expression
• Category Flexibility
• Flexibility of Closure
• Perceptual Speed
• Visualization
• Rate Control
• Trunk Strength
• Visual Color Discrimination