Characteristics of precious metals

Essential for

• Jewellery and watches shop manager
  Jewellery and watches shop managers assume responsibility for activities and staff in specialised shops. Other titles The following job titles also refer to jewellery and watches s…
• Precious stone setter
  Precious stone setters use tools to insert diamonds and other gemstones into jewellery settings according to specifications. The setting of the gemstone depends on its size and its…
• Assayer
  Assayers test and analyse precious metals such as silver and gold to determine the value and properties of components using chemical and physical techniques. They also seperate pre…
• Jewellery and watches specialised seller
  Jewellery and watches specialised sellers sell, maintain and clean jewels and watches in specialised shops. Other titles The following job titles also refer to jewellery and watche…
• Goldsmith
  Goldsmiths design, manufacture and sell jewellery. They also adjust, repair and appraise gems and jewellery for customers using experience in the working of gold and other precious…
• Silversmith
  Silversmiths design, manufacture and sell jewelry. They also adjust, repair and appraise gems and jewelry. Silversmiths are specialized in working with silver and other precious me…

Optional for

• Enameller
  Enamellers embellish metals such as gold, silver, copper, steel, cast iron or platinum by painting it. The enamel they apply, consists of coloured powdered glass. Working condition…
• Clock and watchmaker
  Clock and watchmakers make mechanical or electronic clocks and watches. They use precision hand tools or automated machinery to assemble the timing devices. Clock and watchmakers m…
• Tumbling machine operator
  Tumbling machine operators set up and operate tumbling machines, often wet or drie tumbling barrels, designed to remove excess material and burrs of heavy metal workpieces and prec…
• Electroplating machine operator
  Electroplating machine operators set up and tend electroplating machines designed to finish and coat the metal workpieces' (such as future pennies and jewelry) surface by using ele…
• Swaging machine operator
  Swaging machine operators set up and tend rotary swaging machines, designed to alter round ferrous and non-ferrous metal workpieces into their desired shape by first hammering them…
• Tool and die maker
  Tool and die makers operate a variety of equipment and machinery designed to create metal tools and dies, which are both needed in several areas of manufacturing, and produce…