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

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

Essential Knowledge

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

Optional Skills and Competences

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

Optional Knowledge

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

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