stone splitter
Stone splitters operate and maintain machines that split stone. They manipulate stone into different forms such as blocks, cobbles, tiles and concrete products.
Also called: stone sawyer, splitting machine worker, stone breaker, stone splitting machine operator, stone splitting machine worker, stone fabricator, cobble stone splitter, splitting machine operative
- 13
- essential skills
- 20
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
13- apply health and safety standards
- determine location of the split
- maneuver stone blocks
- measure materials
- quality standards
- remove processed workpiece
- set end stops
- supply machine
- tend stone splitting machine
- troubleshoot
- types of stone for working
- use personal protection equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional skills
20- brush the equipment
- consult technical resources
- dispose of cutting waste material
- hydraulics
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- maintain equipment
- maintain moulds
- mark stone workpieces
- mechanics
- monitor automated machines
- operate forklift
- operate hydraulic machinery controls
- operate lifting equipment
- perform test run
- report defective manufacturing materials
- set up the controller of a machine
- sharpen edged tools
- supply machine with appropriate tools
- use stone splitting techniques
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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