Centerless Grinder Operator

Position Summary

Set up and operate centerless grinding machines to meet blueprint specifications.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprint and job orders for specifications including dimensions, tolerances, and number of parts to be ground.
• Follow tooling instructions for grinding speeds, feed rates, holding fixtures, and grinding wheels.
• Mount grinding wheel and regulating wheel on spindles using wrenches.
• Dress grinding wheels to specified sizes.
• Moves controls to set grinding speeds, feed rates, and spacing between wheel faces.
• Positions and secures work rest at specified height.
• Lifts and positions work piece manually or with hoist and secures it between wheels and on work rest.
• Starts machine and observes operation.
• Verifies dimensions of ground work piece for conformance to specifications.
• Changes worn grinding wheels.
• Sets up automatic work feeding device.

Qualifications

• Educational/Experience: Required - Problem Solving, Technical Skills, Oral Communication, Written Communication, Judgement, Quality, Safety and Security, Attendance and Punctuality, Language Skills, Mathematical Skills, Reasoning Ability.
• Technical Skills: Assess own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
• Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification as needed; responds well to questions.
• Written Communication: Writes clearly and informatively; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.
• Judgement: Displays a willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgement; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in the decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Quality: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Safety and Security: Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potential unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Attendance and Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence; ability to effectively present information one on one and in small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Mathematical 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.
• Reasoning Ability: 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.

Preferred

• Prior experience in a machine shop environment, preferably in aerospace manufacturing.