Stone Planer Stationary Plant & Machine Operators

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

Types of cutting blades used in the sawing process, such as band saw blades, crosscut blades, plytooth blades and others, made from tool steel, carbide, diamond or other materials.

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 …

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.

Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

Measure the evenness of a workpiece's surface after it has been processed by checking for deviations from the desired perpendicular state.

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

Measure the size of a processed part when checking and marking it to check if it is up to standard by use of two and three dimensional precision measuring equipment …

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

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.

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

Inspect the surface of the stone to identify any uneven areas.

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

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

Prepare the stone for the smoothing process by wetting it with the hose.

Regulate the speed and depth of stone cutting by pulling the levers and turning the wheels.

Tend and monitor the planing machine used to shape and smooth the stone blocks and slabs according to specifications.

Drill holes in a large stone and insert the plugs and feathers. Strike the plugs several times until a crack appears.

Understand machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

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 …

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.

Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.

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 …

Operate a variety of hand tools designed for grinding production materials, such as angle grinders, die grinders, grindstones, bench grinders, and others.

Transport heavy objects using lifting equipment such as cranes, forklifts etc.

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.

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.

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 …

Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.

Apply motor oil to engines to lubricate internal combustion engines in order to reduce wear, to clean and to cool the engine.

Polish by hand the stone parts which cannot be polished by a machine, rubbing it with abrasive blocks.

Polish stone using polishing tools and machines in order to obtained a smooth and lustrous product.

Use a stonemason's chisel with a mallet to chisel away stone and create a straight edge on the workpiece.