A professional who tends buffing machine that removes scratches and polishes surface of bowling balls. Responsibilities include:

• Places ball in holding fixture, pad, or cup of buffer and coats buffing wheel and pad with abrasive compound.
• Changes position of ball against revolving wheel to remove grinding and sanding scratches on surface of ball.
• Removes ball after specified time and holds ball against finish buffing wheel, moving ball with hands to expose all surfaces to wheel.
• Examines ball for scratches and specified finish.
• May dress ball with waterproof sandpaper or rubbing compound to remove nicks, pits, and scratches prior to engraving or polishing and be designated bowling balls hand finisher.