Grinding-Finishing

McAlpin Industries Inc • Rochester, NY

7h • $20 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

General Job Summary: Using applicable grinding machine and supplies, grind, and smooth surfaces of items prior to finishing operations. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. Understands and follows all safety policies and procedures. Examines and feels surface of work piece for defects. Selects grade of abrasive belt, wheel, or disk according to specifications, knowledge of abrasives and conditions of metal and attaches to grinder. Starts grinder and moves it over surface of work piece to remove scratches, laminated metal, excess weld material and burs. Polishes ground areas with finer abrasive to produce smooth, unmarred surface. Replaces worn abrasive disks, wheels, and belts. Assists with other duties as assigned by supervisor/manager.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), One year certification from college or technical school preferred.
• 2-3 years related experience or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to use hand grinders and stroke sanders.
• Intermediate Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or Associates of organization.
• Basic Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Intermediate Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Understands and follows all safety policies and procedures.
• Examines and feels surface of work piece for defects.
• Selects grade of abrasive belt, wheel, or disk according to specifications, knowledge of abrasives and conditions of metal and attaches to grinder.
• Starts grinder and moves it over surface of work piece to remove scratches, laminated metal, excess weld material and burs.
• Polishes ground areas with finer abrasive to produce smooth, unmarred surface.
• Replaces worn abrasive disks, wheels, and belts.
• Assists with other duties as assigned by supervisor/manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED