Centerless Grinding Specialist - Metal Finisher

G A Richards Company; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

G.A. Richards Company is a metal fabricator that manufactures and assembles office furniture components.

The company values craftsmanship and integrity as it serves the furniture industry, focusing on quality and customer satisfaction while growing its workforce and capabilities. Operates center-less and double disc grinders to surface grind metal parts to blue print specifications, following tooling instructions and quality plans.

Qualifications

• Read blueprints, quality plans, operator instructions and job routing for product specs.
• Interpret dimensions, tolerances and parts count to determine grinding requirements.
• Apply grinding procedures per instructions and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprint and instructions for product specs and tolerances.
• Position and secure workpieces manually or with hoist between wheels.
• Start machine and monitor operation for proper grinding.
• Verify dimensions with micrometers, calipers, and gauges.
• Utilize statistical cooling techniques.
• Maintain a clean work area.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Quality plans

Operator instructions

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Gauges

Job description

G.A. Richards Company is a metal fabricator that manufactures and assembles office furniture components.

The company values craftsmanship and integrity as it serves the furniture industry, focusing on quality and customer satisfaction while growing its workforce and capabilities. Operates center-less and double disc grinders to surface grind metal parts to blue print specifications, following tooling instructions and quality plans.