Objective

Responsible for setting up and operating centerless grinding machines used for grinding the outside diameters of metal parts.

Essential Functions

• Monitors machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary; Stop machine when problems occur.
• Set-up and operates centerless grinders to grind metal work pieces.
• Operates centerless grinders to grind metal work pieces and place them in boxes or on racks; set aside pieces that are defective.
• Selects and mounts grinding wheels on machines, according to specifications, using hand tools and knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures.
• Performs basic maintenance, such as cleaning and lubricating machine parts.
• Removes and replace worn or broken machine parts, using hand tools.
• Computes numbers, widths, and angles of cutting tools, micrometers, scales, and gauges and adjust tools to produce specified cuts.