metal polisher

Metal polishers use metal working equipment and machinery to polish and buff almost finished metal workpieces in order to enhance their smoothness and appearance and to remove oxidisation, tarnishing the metal after the other fabrication processes. They may operate equipment using diamond solutions, silicon-made polishing pads, or working wheels with a leather polishing strop, and tend to these materials ensuring their effectiveness.

Alternative Labels

tube finisher

tube buffer

mechanical buffer

automatic metal finisher

mechanical finisher

metal polisher

smooth clean surface operator

machine buffer

circle finisher

air bag finisher

bed buffer

metal buffer

bed finisher

hand buffer

air bag buffer

eco pickled surface operator

circle buffer

pickling operator

hand finisher

machine finisher

buffer operator

buffer

automatic metal buffer

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

monitor moving workpiece in a machine ensure equipment availability apply polishing lubricants troubleshoot remove inadequate workpieces supply machine set up the controller of a machine spot metal imperfections remove processed workpiece

Essential Knowledge

buffing motions types of metal quality standards quality and cycle time optimisation

Optional Skills and Competences

inspect quality of products supply machine with appropriate tools apply precision metalworking techniques operate sandblaster smooth burred surfaces perform machine maintenance metal polishing machine parts operate metal polishing equipment keep records of work progress monitor automated machines measure flatness of a surface mark processed workpiece consult technical resources tend metal polishing machine record production data for quality control advise on machinery malfunctions

Optional Knowledge

manufacturing of small metal parts types of metal manufacturing processes manufacturing of weapons and ammunition manufacturing of metal household articles manufacturing of metal assembly products manufacturing of light metal packaging manufacturing of door furniture from metal metal smoothing technologies ferrous metal processing precious metal processing non-ferrous metal processing manufacturing of cutlery abrasive machining processes

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d07a4984-e775-46a7-b967-a3d0b3a54268

Status

released

Occupations

metal polisher

Description

Skills & Competences

Concept URI