Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.
<ul><li>Monitor machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, stopping machines when problems occur.</li><li>Inspect, feel, and measure workpieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications.</li><li>Select and mount grinding wheels on machines, according to specifications, using hand tools and applying knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures.</li><li>Compute numbers, widths, and angles of cutting tools, micrometers, scales, and gauges, and adjust tools to produce specified cuts.</li><li>Study blueprints or layouts of metal workpieces to determine grinding procedures, and to plan machine setups and operational sequences.</li><li>Set up and operate grinding or polishing machines to grind metal workpieces, such as dies, parts, and tools.</li><li>Turn valves to direct flow of coolant against cutting wheels and workpieces during grinding.</li><li>Dress grinding wheels, according to specifications.</li><li>Remove finished workpieces from machines and place them in boxes or on racks, setting aside pieces that are defective.</li><li>File or finish surfaces of workpieces, using prescribed hand tools.</li><li>Perform basic maintenance, such as cleaning and lubricating machine parts.</li><li>Remove and replace worn or broken machine parts, using hand tools.</li></ul>