Stone Driller Stationary Plant & Machine Operators

The most optimal rotation or cycle time and over-all quality of a tool or a machine's processes.

The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

Different types of stone that stonemasons and other stone workers use to process into building materials. The mechanical properties of stone, such as their weight, tensile strength, durability. Economical properties …

Qualities and applications of various types of boring heads, such as rough boring heads, fine boring heads and others.

Qualities and applications of various types of drill bits, such as core drill bits, spotting drill bits, countersink drill bits and others.

Operate a range of drilling equipment, pneumatic as well as electrical and mechanical. Tend drilling equipment, monitor and operate it, according to regulations. Safely and efficiently drill holes using the …

Operate a semi-automated, semi-manual drill press to drill holes in a work piece, safely and according to regulations.

Optimise and maintain the parameters of the production process such as flow, temperature or pressure.

Remove individual workpieces after processing, from the manufacturing machine or the machine tool. In case of a conveyor belt this involves quick, continuous movement.

Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.

Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the …

Supply the machine with the necessary tools and items for a particular production purpose.

Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

Maneuver the blocks of stone, placing them in the correct position in the machine bed using electric hoist, wooden blocks and wedges.

Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical …

Dispose of possibly hazardous waste material created in the cutting process, such as swarf, scrap and slugs, sort according to regulations, and clean up workplace.

Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.

Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

Measure the raw materials prior to their loading in the mixer or in machines, ensuring they conform with the specifications.

Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in …

Check the impact of manufacturing machinery on the environment, analysing temperature levels, water quality and air pollution.

Operate a forklift, a vehicle with a pronged device in front for lifting and carrying heavy loads.

Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its …

Maintain required company records and forms in order to report any defective materials or questionable conditions of manufacturing machinery and equipment.

Identify dull edges to sharp tools, or any defect in the edge. Use appropriate equipment to safely and effectively sharpen the tool. Maintain and protect sharpened tools. Report irreparable faults …

Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

Ensure that all drilling equipment works correctly and safely; inspect machines before as well as during drilling operations.

Maintenance and repair of a variety of drilling equipment.

Mark planes, lines and points onto a stone workpiece to show where material will be removed.

Wash the stone chips obtained while drilling, by using water hose.