Job Description:

• 1) Aligns dimension stone on bed of timbers preparatory to grinding, polishing, sawing, or chipping: Builds bed of timbers on flatcar or bed of machine.

• 2) Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR to lower stone and guides stone onto timber bed, aligning stone with arm of polishing machine, surfacing machine, or saw.

• 3) Determines when stone is level, using straightedge and spirit level.

• 4) Signals crane operator to lift stone, or pries up stone with crowbar and levels stone by inserting or hammering wedges and blocks between stone and timbers.

• 5) May assist crane operator to position grinding or polishing wheel on stone.

• 6) May measure and mark blocks for cutting, using rule, straightedge, and crayon.

• 7) May spread abrasive material over surface of stone.

• 8) May shovel abrasive material from mill into storage hopper after grinding and polishing processes.