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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.5 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products S8.5.8 - operating cutting, grinding and smoothing machinery Use abrasive wheel
Description
Use the specific abrasive wheel or the step in the finishing process according to the type of stone or workpiece.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 4 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- Glass polisherGlass polishers finish plate glass to make a variety of glass products. They polish the edges of the glass using grinding and polishing wheels, and spray solutions on glass…
- Production potterProduction potters process and form clay, by hand or by using the wheel, into end-products pottery, stoneware products, earthenware products and porcelain. They introduce the alrea…
- Stone polisherStone polishers operate grinding and polishing tools and equipment in order to smooth stones. Duties Stone polishers typically do the following: Place the blocks or slates on work …
Optional for
- Glass engraverGlass engravers engrave lettering and ornamental designs onto glass articles, using engravers hand tools. They sketch and lay out the lettering and designs on the article, cut the …
Related skills
- Abrasive blasting processes
- Blasting abrasives
- Abrasive machining processes
- Keep records of work progress
- Maintain equipment
- Consult technical resources
- Ensure equipment availability
- Inspect quality of products
- Report defective manufacturing materials
- Monitor automated machines
- Set up the controller of a machine
- Supply machine
- Use personal protection equipment
- Operate engraving equipment
- Supply machine with appropriate tools
Last updated on February 19, 2026
