A professional who sets up and operates machine to cut mitered or rectangular grooves in flat glass articles, such as mirrors, counter dividers, or shelves. Responsibilities include:

• Installs grinding (cutting) wheels according to specifications, using wrench.
• Sets guide rails according to width of glass, using ruler and screwdriver.
• Clamps stop on end of table to hold glass in position.
• Positions glass against stop and guide rail and starts machine.
• Turns valve to start flow of coolant against grinding wheel.
• Depresses pedal to lower wheel to surface of glass.
• Pushes lever to move glass and table under grinding wheel.
• Observes grinding process and feels cut to determine if groove is being cut to specified depth.
• Turns handwheel to adjust weight or pressure of grinding wheel on workpiece.