Occupation Atlassurface grinding machine operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4a1d28b0-eca5-4c0a-a49d-ce974e7d04ce
surface grinding machine operator
Surface grinding machine operators set up and tend surface grinding machines designed to apply abrasive processes in order to remove small amounts of excess material and smoothen metal workpieces by an abrasive grinding wheel, or wash grinder, rotating on a horizontal or vertical axis.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.15
- I Investigative2.02
- A Artistic1.25
- S Social1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners (51-4194.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (19)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply precision metalworking techniques
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor gauge
- monitor moving workpiece in a machine
- operate surface grinder
- parts of a surface grinding machine
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- set up the controller of a machine
- smooth burred surfaces
- spot metal imperfections
- supply machine
- tend surface grinding machine
- troubleshoot
- types of metal
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (30)
- abrasive machining processes
- advise on machinery malfunctions
- consult technical resources
- cutting technologies
- ferrous metal processing
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- maintain mechanical equipment
- manufacturing of cutlery
- manufacturing of door furniture from metal
- manufacturing of doors from metal
- manufacturing of heating equipment
- manufacturing of light metal packaging
- manufacturing of metal assembly products
- manufacturing of metal containers
- manufacturing of metal household articles
- manufacturing of metal structures
- manufacturing of steam generators
- manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers
- manufacturing of tools
- manufacturing of weapons and ammunition
- measure flatness of a surface
- mechanics
- metal smoothing technologies
- monitor automated machines
- operate grinding hand tools
- operate precision measuring equipment
- perform test run
- supply machine with appropriate tools
- types of metal manufacturing processes
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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