Lead Statement
Metal wheel-grinders, polishers and tool sharpeners grind and polish metal surfaces and sharpen tools.

Task statement
Tasks include:

• operating fixed or portable buffing and polishing machines;
• sharpening cutting tools and instruments using grinding wheels or mechanically operated grinding machines;
• repairing, adjusting and sharpening saw blades and metal teeth of cylinders in textile carding
• machines;
• dressing grinding wheels, according to specifications;
• monitoring machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary; stop machines when problems occur;
• inspecting, feeling, and measuring work pieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications;
• selecting and mounting grinding wheels on machines, according to specifications, using hand tools and applying knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures.

Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:

• Metal finisher
• Tool grinder
• Metal polisher
• Knife sharpener

Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

• Metal finishing machine –operator -8122
• Metal polishing machine operator -8122

Notes
ISCO 88 Code(s) 7224
(NCvB; Mei 2010)