ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Gauge and maintain quality parts and achieve lateral clearances of plus or minus .00015.

Studies blueprint or layout on workpiece to visualize grinding to be done and plans sequence of operations. Selects grinding wheel and mounts wheel on spindle.

Dresses wheel manually or with preset dressing device. Moves controls and reads dials to set angle of workpiece to grinding wheel.

Positions and secures workpiece between centers, on magnetic chuck, or in chuck jaws. Selects and sets grinding wheel speed, work surface speed, and travel rate of powered table.

Positions and tightens stops to set depth of grinding wheel cut and stroke of worktable. Moves controls to feed wheel to workpiece manually or automatically.

Turns valve handle and directs flow of coolant against wheel and workpiece. Verifies dimensions of ground workpiece for conformance to specifications.

Dresses grinding wheel to specified profile for contour grinding. Operates tracer attachment to duplicate contours from templates or models.

Maintains quality standards for productions parts according to written quality procedures and other quality practices.

Maintains accurate parts count and data integrity by correctly entering information into data collection system.

Follows company safety polices and procedures. Maintains good housekeeping

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Able to read and use blueprints, micrometers, dial indicators, O.D. gauges, and vernier calipers to check and maintain work quality.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.