A professional who sets up and operates grinding machines to shape and sharpen planer knives and woodworking machine cutters according to specifications. Respnsibilities include:

• Positions and secures workpiece or sheet stock, template, and machine accessories onto machine, using handtools.
• Turns handwheels to set travel and pressure of cutterhead or knife stock across or against grinding wheel to shape or sharpen workpiece.
• Starts machine and observes grinding operation to verify conformance to specifications.
• May cut out plastic templates used to fabricate knives and cutterheads.
• May hone cutting edge of ground knives, using whetstone and oil.
• May cut and grind silicon carbide jointing stones to match pattern of knives.
• May select and install grinding wheels on machine, using handtools, applying knowledge of product specifications and abrasives.
• May manipulate blade across grinding wheel by hand.
• May turn valve to control flow of coolant.
• May sharpen or shape knives and saw blades, using handtools.
• May sharpen bits and boring tool.