Metal polishers, wheel grinders and tool sharpeners polish and grind metal surfaces and sharpen tools.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Metal polishers, wheel grinders and tool sharpeners - from £2,300 to £3,857 per month - 2025.
- A Metal polishers, wheel grinders and tool sharpeners typically earns between £2,300 and £3,376 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between £2,366 and £3,405 per month for a working week of 38 hours.
Job Responsibilities
- Operating fixed or portable buffing and polishing machines
- Sharpening cutting tools and instruments using grinding wheels or mechanically operated grinding machines
- Repairing, adjusting and sharpening saw blades and metal teeth of cylinders in textile carding machines
- Dressing grinding wheels according to specifications
- Monitoring machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, and stopping machines when problems occur
- Inspecting, feeling and measuring work pieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications
- Selecting and mounting grinding wheels on machines according to specifications, using hand tools and applying knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures
