Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (94%).

• Record product and processing data on specified forms.
• Clean brass particles from files by drawing file cards through file grooves.
• Select files or other abrasives, according to materials, sizes and shapes of workpieces, amount of stock to be removed, finishes specified, and steps in finishing processes.
• File grooved, contoured, and irregular surfaces of metal objects, such as metalworking dies and machine parts, to conform to templates, other parts, layouts, or blueprint specifications.
• Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.
• Transfer equipment, objects, or parts to specified work areas, using moving devices.
• Study blueprints or layouts to determine how to lay out workpieces or saw out templates.
• Load and adjust workpieces onto equipment or work tables, using hand tools.
• Remove completed workpieces from equipment or work tables, using hand tools, and place workpieces in containers.
• Mark defects, such as knotholes, cracks, and splits, for repair.
• Sharpen abrasive grinding tools, using machines and hand tools.
• Apply solutions and chemicals to equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.
• Move controls to adjust, start, or stop equipment during grinding and polishing processes.
• Grind, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools.
• Trim, scrape, or deburr objects or parts, using chisels, scrapers, and other hand tools and equipment.
• Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met.

• Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.