Job Description:

• 1) Grinds and polishes stone to smooth or lustrous finish, using portable grinding and polishing tool: Selects abrasive wheel according to type of stone, finish specified, or step in finishing process, and attaches wheel to tool, using wrench.

• 2) Wets stone surface, using hose, and guides rotating wheel over stone to smooth surface.

• 3) Washes grit from stone, using hose.

• 4) Moves hand over stone surface to detect uneven areas.

• 5) Spreads emery powder or other polishing compound on stone, attaches buffing wheel on tool, and guides wheel over stone to polish surface.

• 6) Rubs stone surfaces that cannot be finished by machine or portable tool with abrasive blocks to smooth or polish stone.

• 7) When surfacing marble, fills cracks or imperfections in stone with wax that matches color of stone.

• 8) May be designated according to type of stone polished as Granite Polisher, Hand; Marble Polisher, Hand.