A professional who sets up and operates grinding equipment to grind precision cutting tools and dies from tungsten carbide and high-speed steel, working from blueprints and to tolerances of 0.0001 inch. Respnsibilities include:

• Plans and lays out work and sets up equipment, using variety of precision measuring devices and machine attachments and fixtures.
• Grinds tools and dies to prescribed dimensions by turning handwheels or adjusting controls to feed work against grinders.
• Measures dimensions with precision gauges.
• Removes, dresses, and installs emery, diamond-impregnated, and diamond-charged cast-iron grinding wheels.