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Metal polisher

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Air bag buffer Air bag finisher Automatic metal buffer Automatic metal finisher Bed buffer Bed finisher Buffer Buffer operator Circle buffer Circle finisher Eco pickled surface operator Hand buffer Hand finisher Machine buffer Machine finisher Mechanical buffer Mechanical finisher Metal buffer Metal polisher Pickling operator Smooth clean surface operator Tube buffer Tube finisher

Metal polishers use metal working equipment and machinery to polish and buff almost finished metal workpieces in order to enhance their smoothness and appearance and to remove oxidisation, tarnishing the metal after the other fabrication processes. They may operate equipment using diamond solutions, silicon-made polishing pads, or working wheels with a leather polishing strop, and tend to these materials ensuring their effectiveness.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating fixed or portable buffing and polishing machines;
(b) Sharpening cutting tools and instruments using grinding wheels or mechanically operated grinding machines;
(c) Repairing, adjusting and sharpening saw blades and metal teeth of cylinders in textile carding machines;
(d) Dressing grinding wheels, according to specifications;
(e) Monitoring machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, and stopping machines when problems occur;
(f) Inspecting, feeling, and measuring work pieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications;
(g) Selecting and mounting grinding wheels on machines according to specifications, using hand tools and applying knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures.

Knowledge

  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Handicrafts

Digital competencies

  • Positioning materials, tools or equipment
  • Developing solutions
  • Operating cutting, grinding and smoothing machinery
  • Smoothing surfaces of objects or equipment
  • Maintaining operational records

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Communicating
  • Supporting others

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers

Metal polishers, wheel grinders and tool sharpeners

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Metal polishers, wheel grinders and tool sharpeners

6

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

7,69%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-50,00% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

100,00%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

16,67%

Part-time contracts

1,00% Turnover index

37

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-15%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

94%

6%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Metal polishers, wheel grinders and tool sharpeners

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
9%
Between 1 and 2 years
15%
Between 2 and 4 years
49%
Between 4 and 8 years
3%
More than 8 years
16%
Manufacturing
49%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
14%
Construction
9%
Arts, entertainment and recreation
6%
Education
6%
Others
16%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.