Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.
Also called: Centerless Grinder Operator, Grinder, Grinder Operator, Grinding Machine Operator
Knowledge:
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills:
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
- see hidden patterns
- quickly move your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Achievement/Effort
Technology:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Operating system software
Education:
certificate after high school
