CompGeo Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Manufacturing Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Summary Job Description

Tasks

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Record product and processing data on specified forms.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spread emery powder or other polishing compounds on stone, or wet stone surfaces using hoses, then guide buffing wheels over stone to polish surfaces.

Wash grit from stone, using hoses.

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

Sharpen abrasive grinding tools, using machines and hand tools.

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.

Fill cracks or imperfections in marble with wax that matches the stone color.

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

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Transportation

Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Equipment Selection

Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Equipment Maintenance

Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Repairing

Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Troubleshooting

Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Complex Problem Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Manual Dexterity

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Finger Dexterity

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Multilimb Coordination

The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Visualization

The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Reaction Time

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Trunk Strength

The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Written Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Originality

The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

Perceptual Speed

The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Rate Control

The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

Extent Flexibility

The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Far Vision

The ability to see details at a distance.

Visual Color Discrimination

The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

Auditory Attention

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

On-Site or In-Plant Training

Up to and including 1 month

Required Level of Education

Less than a High School Diploma

On-the-Job Training

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Related Work Experience

Up to and including 1 month

Required Level of Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Alternate Job Title(s)

Aircraft Skin Burnisher

Balance Wheel Arm Burnisher

Balance Wheel Hand Filer

Barrel Finisher

Barrel Repairer

Beveler

Bit Shaver

Buffer

Burrer

Casting Finisher

Center Hole Reamer

Chipper

Dial Polisher

Dresser

Fettler

Fiberglass Boat Parts Finisher

Filer

Finisher

Flat Surfacer

Forging Dies Final Finisher

Frame Repairer

Glass Beveler

Glass Edger

Glass Finisher

Glass Grinder

Glass Polisher

Glass Sander

Glass Smoother

Gold Burnisher

Golf Club Facer

Grease Buffer

Grinder

Grinder Chipper

Grinder Operator

Grinding and Polishing Laborer

Gun Barrel Finisher

Hand Buffer

Hand Edger

Hand Finisher

Hand Grinder

Hand Polisher

Hand Reamer

Hand Sander

Hand Scraper

Hand Shaper

Hand Stone Polisher

Hand Stoner

Hand Tool Filer

Hand Wood Sander

Implant Polisher

Jewel Bearing Broacher

Jewel Bearing Polisher

Jewel Bearing Turner

Jewel Grinder

Jewel Hole Cornerer

Jewel Hole Rough Opener

Jewelry Grinder

Jewelry Manufacturer

Jewelry Polisher

Knife Grinder

Laborer

Metal Finisher

Metal Mold Dresser

Metal Sander

Metal Sander and Finisher

Metal Technician

Mirror Polisher

Mold Dresser

Mold Finisher

Mold Stamper and Repairer

Needle Polisher

Nib Finisher

Patch Sander

Pipe Buffer

Pipe Finisher

Pivot End Polisher

Plastic Boat Buffer

Plate Conditioner

Polisher

Production Cell Operator

Ring Polisher

Sandblaster

Sander

Sander and Buffer

Sandstone Inspector-Repairer

Snag Grinder

Solar Film Installer

Spigot Grinder

Spin Table Operator

Steel Barrel Reamer

Stock Shaper

Stone Fabricator

Stoner

Valve Grinder

Ware Cleaner

Watch Crystal Grinder

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

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