2 Related Skilled Trades for Machining tool operators

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  • Tool and Cutter Grinder

    Industrial Voluntary Certification

    Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

    Training Hours: Complete 3,760 hours of on-the-job training and 8 weeks of in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

    Tool and cutter grinders shape and sharpen precision cutting tools to be used in manufacturing. They must be skilled at reading work orders and blueprints, setting machines to cut to precise measurements, readying etching solution to remove unwanted metal portions, and maintaining the equipment. [...]Read More...

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  • Roll Grinder / Turner

    Industrial Voluntary Certification

    Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

    Training Hours: Complete 5,760 hours of on-the-job training and 8 weeks of in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

    Roll grinders and turners heat metal and roll it through machines to flatten it to a specific thickness for customers like automotive manufacturers. They must be skilled at grinding, turning, and texturing cast iron, cast steel, iron, high chrome, tool steel, and forged rolls. They make sure to always follow safety procedures and inspect finished [...]Read More...

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