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Frequently Asked Questions:

• How many Shaft Grinding Machinist jobs are available on Pertemps?

  There are 1 Shaft Grinding Machinist jobs available on Pertemps right now.

• What does a Shaft Grinding Machinist do?

  Metal finishers use hand tools and power tools such as sanders and grinders to clean, grind and polish metal parts. They prepare metals to be painted, coated and used in the manufacture of electronics, appliances, machine parts and jewelry.

  Tasks required include:

  • Secures workpiece in drilling, boring, milling, planing, grinding, lapping, honing, electrochemical, or other shaping machines, or loads metal stock on to press.
  • Sets controls, starts machine and operates controls to feed tool to workpiece or vice versa and repositions workpiece during machining as required.
  • Withdraws workpiece and examines accuracy using measuring instruments.
  • Operates burning, chipping and grinding equipment to remove defects from metal parts, and files, chisels, burns and saws off surplus metal.
  • Smooths rough surfaces with hand tools, abrasive belts and wheels, compressed air, jets of vapour, or blasting with shot, grit, sand or other abrasive material.
  • Selects and secures polishing head to machine tool, prepares head with emery, grease or other substance, sets speed and angle of polishing head, and operates controls to feed polishing head to workpiece or vice versa.

• What are the entry requirements for a Shaft Grinding Machinist?

  There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering are available.