Job Description:

• 1) Operates drill to bore holes in blocks or slabs of granite, slate, marble, or sandstone, according to specifications: Places block of stone on machine bed and secures it in position for drilling, using electric hoist, wedges, and wooden blocks.

• 2) Measures and marks block for drilling, using rule or template and marking pencil.

• 3) Selects and installs specified bit in drill and starts machine.

• 4) Pulls lever and turns wheels to regulate speed of machine, flow of water, and drilling speed.

• 5) May drill holes in stone, using pneumatic hand drill.

• 6) May sharpen drill bits, using grindstone.

• 7) May be designated according to type of machine operated as Drill Operator, Pneumatic; Radial-Drill Operator; or according to material drilled as Slate Cutter.