From surface grinding machine operator to cylindrical grinder operator
16 of the 18 essential skills of a cylindrical grinder operator are already essential for a surface grinding machine operator — about 89% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from surface grinding machine 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
- 2
- would be new
- 89%
- of the target job covered
- 18
- essential skills of a cylindrical grinder operator
What a cylindrical grinder operator does
Cylindrical grinder operators set up and tend cylindrical grinding machines designed to apply abrasive processes in order to remove small amounts of excess material and smoothen metal workpieces by multiple abrasive grinding wheels with diamond teeth as a cutting device for very precise and light cuts, as the workpiece is fed past it and formed into a cylinder.
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
2 skillsEssential for a cylindrical grinder operator and not for a surface grinding machine 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 surface grinding machine operator
2 roles- laser beam welder12 skills in common
- tumbling machine operator12 skills in common
← surface grinding machine operatorcylindrical grinder operator →The other way round
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How far are you from being a cylindrical grinder operator?
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