Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that conveys rectangular glass over grinding and polishing wheels to obtain pencil edge and to polish edges: Places glass on grooved conveyor with top edge of glass against guide.

• 2) Attaches weights to top of glass or pulls lever to lower pressure roller that forces glass against grinding and polishing wheels.

• 3) Turns handwheel to regulate speed of conveyor according to type of glass.

• 4) Starts flow of coolant and polishing compound to grinding and polishing wheels.

• 5) Turns glass to finish other edges and removes glass from machine.

• 6) Places glass on skid.

• 7) Observes quality of glass edge to determine need for wheel dressing or adjustment, and lowers or raises wheel by turning nut with wrench; or reads ammeter to determine grinding load and notifies maintenance department to adjust wheels.

• 8) May wipe polishing compound from edges with cloth.

• 9) May maintain record of number of pieces edged.