Job Description:

• 1) Grinds and sands ceramic products, such as clay slabs, refractory tiles, ceramic tiles, and bisque tiles to remove defects, press marks, or rough spots: Grinds, brushes, or scrapes surface of ceramic product to remove rough spots, press marks, and defects, using power grinder and wire or stiff brush.

• 2) Smooths edges and surface of product, using sandpaper or handstone.

• 3) Discards broken or poorly pressed tile.

• 4) Stacks ceramic tile or clay slates in specified pattern on boards, plates, trays, or in saggers.

• 5) May measure dimensions of tile for conformance to specifications, using gauge.

• 6) May tend machine that automatically fettles tile.