Job Description:

• 1) Grinds and smooths surfaces of items, such as automobile or appliance components, prior to finishing operations, using powered portable wheel, disk, or belt grinder: Examines and feels surface of workpiece for defects.

• 2) Selects grade of abrasive belt, wheel, or disk according to specifications, knowledge of abrasives, and condition of metal, and attaches to grinder.

• 3) Starts grinder and moves it over surface of workpiece to remove scratches, laminated metal, excess weld material, and burs.

• 4) Polishes ground areas with finer abrasive to produce smooth, unmarred surface.

• 5) Replaces worn abrasive disks, wheels, and belts, using wrench.

• 6) May be designated according to type of grinder operated as Grinder, Belt; Grinder, Wheel Or Disk.

• 7) May grind leaded-in portions of automobile bodies and be designated Grinder, Lead.