A professional who operates honing machines to hone internal or external surfaces of metal parts, such as cylinders, bearings, and connecting rods to specifications, usually on production basis. Respnsibilities include:

• Obtains such information as dimensions, tolerances, and number of parts in run from job order and instructions of machine-shop supervisor, production or job setter, honing.
• Lifts workpiece manually or with hoist and secures it in fixture.
• Starts machine and turns handwheels or engages automatic mechanism to feed tool to workpiece.
• Moves controls to adjust feed rate, spindle speed, length of stroke, and depth of cut.
• Measures finished workpiece with instruments, such as calipers, fixed gauges, and micrometers.
• Changes worn tools, using wrenches.
• May read blueprints.
• May assist job setter, honing to set up machine.
• May be required to have experience with particular material, or product, with machine of particular size, type, or trade name, and be designated accordingly.