How do they match: Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

  • Computer Numerical Control Grinding Technician
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Operator

  • Inspect dies to detect defects, assess wear, and verify specifications, using micrometers, steel gauge pins, and loupes.
  • Inspect, feel, and measure workpieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications.
  • Compute numbers, widths, and angles of cutting tools, micrometers, scales, and gauges, and adjust tools to produce specified cuts.

  • Inspect finishes of workpieces or finished products.
  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
  • Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.
  • Apply solutions to production equipment.
  • Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
  • Clean production equipment.
  • Lubricate production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Package products for storage or shipment.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.
  • Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.