Overview

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Day-to-Day

• Observe operation of equipment to ensure continuity of flow, safety, and efficient operation, and to detect malfunctions.
• Examine materials, ingredients, or products, visually or with hands, to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment that crushes, grinds, polishes, or blends materials.
• Clean, adjust, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
• Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products at specified intervals to ensure conformance to requirements.

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Grinding & Polishing Machine Operator

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