Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

What Does a Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Do?

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.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Inspect or measure finished workpieces to determine conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as gauges or micrometers.
• 2Measure workpieces and lay out work, using precision measuring devices.
• 3Observe machine operations to detect any problems, making necessary adjustments to correct problems.
• 4Move machine controls to index workpieces, and to adjust machines for pre-selected operational settings.
• 5Study blueprints, work orders, or machining instructions to determine product specifications, tool requirements, and operational sequences.
• 6Select machine tooling to be used, using knowledge of machine and production requirements.
• 7Mount and position tools in machine chucks, spindles, or other tool holding devices, using hand tools.
• 8Activate machine start-up switches to grind, lap, hone, debar, shear, or cut workpieces, according to specifications.

Required Skills

• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Manufacturing reporting system
• Mazak Mazatrol SMART CNC
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Windows
• SAP software

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary