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K - knowledge
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
S4 - management skills
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S6.0 - handling and moving
S6.1 - sorting and packaging goods and materials
S6.2 - moving and lifting
S6.3 - transforming and blending materials
S6.4 - tending plants and crops
S6.5 - assembling and fabricating products
S6.6 - making moulds, casts, models and patterns
S6.7 - using hand tools
S6.7.0 - using hand tools
S6.7.1 - cutting materials and drilling holes
S6.7.2 - shaping materials to create products
S6.7.3 - smoothing surfaces of objects or equipment
- age furniture artificially
- apply finish to concrete
- apply polishing lubricants
- blast surface
- brush rubber cement
- create smooth wood surface
- ensure coquille uniformity
- fix minor scratches
- fix minor vehicle scratches
- grind gemstones
- grind glass
- grind terrazzo
- maintain cores
- operate grinding hand tools
- polish clay products
- polish furniture
- polish gemstones
- polish silverware
- polish stone by hand
- polish stone surfaces
- polish wafers
- prepare surface for painting
- prepare workpieces for engraving
- remove rust from motor vehicles
- repair core defects
- sand between coats
- sand gemstones
- sand wood
- screed concrete
- sharpen edged tools
- smooth burred surfaces
- smooth glass edges
- smooth glass surface
- smoothen rough jewel parts
- stain wood
- use polishing compounds
- use sander
- use sanding machines
- use tribometer
- wax imperfections
S6.7.4 - using precision hand tools
S6.7.5 - hammering, nailing and riveting
S6.9 - handling animals
S6.11 - cleaning
S6.12 - washing and maintaining textiles and clothing
S6.13 - handling and disposing of waste and hazardous materials
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

tend metal polishing machine

skills

handling and moving

using hand tools

smoothing surfaces of objects or equipment

tend metal polishing machine

Description

Description

Tend a metalworking machine designed to buff and polish metal surfaces, monitor and operate it according to regulations.

Alternative Labels

guard buffing and smoothing machinery

guard metal polishing machine

oversee buffing and smoothing machinery

oversee metal polishing machine

tend metal polishing machine

watch buffing and smoothing machinery

watch metal polishing machine

watch over buffing and smoothing machinery

watch over metal polishing machine

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

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ESCO is a Europe 2020 initiative.

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.1.1 (Last update 26/09/2022)