Tasks

• Sharpening cutting tools and instruments using grinding wheels or mechanically operated grinding machines
• Inspecting, feeling and measuring work pieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications
• Repairing, adjusting and sharpening saw blades and metal teeth of cylinders in textile carding machines
• Dressing grinding wheels according to specifications
• Operating fixed or portable buffing and polishing machines
• Monitoring machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, and stopping machines when problems occur
• Selecting and mounting grinding wheels on machines according to specifications, using hand tools and applying knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures