From cylindrical grinder operator to surface grinding machine operator
16 of the 19 essential skills of a surface grinding machine operator are already essential for a cylindrical grinder operator — about 84% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from cylindrical grinder operator in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 3
- would be new
- 84%
- of the target job covered
- 19
- essential skills of a surface grinding machine operator
What a surface grinding machine operator does
Surface grinding machine operators set up and tend surface grinding machines designed to apply abrasive processes in order to remove small amounts of excess material and smoothen metal workpieces by an abrasive grinding wheel, or wash grinder, rotating on a horizontal or vertical axis.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply precision metalworking techniques
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor gauge
- monitor moving workpiece in a machine
- operate surface grinder
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- set up the controller of a machine
- smooth burred surfaces
- spot metal imperfections
- supply machine
- types of metal
- wear appropriate protective gear
What would be new
3 skillsEssential for a surface grinding machine operator and not for a cylindrical grinder operator. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from cylindrical grinder operator
2 roles- laser beam welder11 skills in common
- tumbling machine operator11 skills in common
← cylindrical grinder operatorsurface grinding machine operator →The other way round
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How far are you from being a surface grinding machine operator?
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