Tool Grinder Metal, Machinery & Related Trades Workers

The variety of cutting technologies, such as software or mechanics, guiding cutting processes through lasering, sawing, milling etc.

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Advanced Cutting Tool Technology and Machine Processes

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

Comply with precision standards specific to an organisation or product in metalworking, involved in processes such as engraving, precise cutting, welding.

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.

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

Ensure that the equipment required for operations is regularly checked for faults, that routine maintenance tasks are performed, and that repairs are scheduled and performed in the case of damage …

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.

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

Manipulate the properties, shape and size of metal.

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 …

Evaluate which deficient processed workpieces do not meet the set-up standard and should be removed and sort the waste according to regulations.

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

Use the appropriate metalworking tools to manipulate metal objects or surfaces. Use adequate instruments to grind, smoothen or sharpen metals.

The offered metal and metal ore products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

The tools and equipment used for industrial purposes, both power and hand tools, and their various uses.

The manufacture of knives and cutting blades for machines or for mechanical appliances, hand tools such as pliers, screwdrivers etc. The manufacture of non-power-driven agricultural hand tools, saws and saw …

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

The various technologies used for the smoothening, polishing and buffing of fabricated metal workpieces.

The equipment and tools used in metalworking processes, such as welding or soldering torches, saws, deburring files, and metal drills.

A variety of common plumbing tools and their usage cases, limitations and risks.

Qualities, specifications, applications and reactions to different fabricating processes of various types of metal, such as steel, aluminium, brass, copper and others.

The various tools used to process wood, such as planers, chisels and lathes.

The types of heat sealing that exist, for example induction sealing, induction welding, hot bar sealers, continuous heat sealing and impulse heat sealers and understand for which type of materials …

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The offered machine tools and products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

Apply preparatory treatment, through mechanical or chemical processes, to the workpiece preceding the main operation.

Operate cutting and measuring instruments in order to cut/shape pieces of metal into given dimensions.

Offer help and advice to service technicians in case of machine malfunctions and other repair tasks.

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 …

Inspect and smooth burred surfaces of steel and metal parts.

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

Assess the physical nature and structural composition of various metals and alloys, and analyse how the materials behave in different circumstances.