"GRINDER SET-UP OPERATOR"

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Job Description:

1) Sets up and operates grinding machines to grind threads on metal objects, such as screws, bolts, and micrometer spindles, and to grind internal and external surfaces of metal workpieces to specifications, following tooling instructions, standard charts, blueprints, and job orders, applying knowledge of grinding procedures: Reads blueprint and job order for product specifications, such as dimensions, tolerances, and number of parts to be ground, and tooling instructions, such as grinding speeds, feed rates, holding fixtures, and grinding wheel to be used.

4) Sets machine controls to specified grinding speeds, feed rates, and angle of wheel.

5) Positions and tightens cams and stops to control depth of cut and length of stroke.

6) Lifts and positions workpiece, manually or using hoist, and secures workpiece on faceplate or magnetic chuck, in fixture or chuck, or directly to machine table.

7) Starts machine and activates controls to feed wheel against workpiece or vice versa, or engages automatic feeding device.

8) Verifies dimensions of finished workpiece for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as micrometers, calipers, preset gauges, load test equipment, thread measuring wires, and thread gauges.

12) May be required to have experience with custom or production work or with specific type of machine, material, product, or precision level and be designated Grinder Set-Up Operator, External; Grinder Set-Up Operator, Internal; Grinder Set-Up Operator, Surface; Grinder Set-Up Operator, Thread.

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