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Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.

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This source lists 17 tasks, including 13 marked Core and 4 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2023.

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Core · Task 14334 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.

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Core · Task 14329 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Grind, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools.

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Core · Task 14333 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met.

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Core · Task 14336 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Trim, scrape, or deburr objects or parts, using chisels, scrapers, and other hand tools and equipment.

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Core · Task 14330 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Mark defects, such as knotholes, cracks, and splits, for repair.

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Core · Task 14340 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Study blueprints or layouts to determine how to lay out workpieces or saw out templates.

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Core · Task 14331 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Move controls to adjust, start, or stop equipment during grinding and polishing processes.

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Core · Task 14338 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Load and adjust workpieces onto equipment or work tables, using hand tools.

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Core · Task 14344 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.

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Core · Task 14332 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Select files or other abrasives, according to materials, sizes and shapes of workpieces, amount of stock to be removed, finishes specified, and steps in finishing processes.

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Core · Task 14346 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

File grooved, contoured, and irregular surfaces of metal objects, such as metalworking dies and machine parts, to conform to templates, other parts, layouts, or blueprint specifications.

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Core · Task 14345 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Sharpen abrasive grinding tools, using machines and hand tools.

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Core · Task 14339 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Transfer equipment, objects, or parts to specified work areas, using moving devices.

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Supplemental · Task 14337 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Remove completed workpieces from equipment or work tables, using hand tools, and place workpieces in containers.

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Supplemental · Task 14335 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Record product and processing data on specified forms.

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Supplemental · Task 14341 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Apply solutions and chemicals to equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.

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Supplemental · Task 14348 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Clean brass particles from files by drawing file cards through file grooves.

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