JEWELRY BENCH WORKER

Definition:

• Jewellery and precious metal workers design, fabricate, adjust, repair or appraise jewellery, ceremonial or religious items, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems. They cut, file, polish and set precious and semi-precious stones including gems and diamonds and engrave designs on jewellery and precious metal articles. They cut and polish diamonds for industrial purposes.

Job Description:

• Cut, file, form, and solder parts for jewelry.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1)  Cuts, trims, shapes and smoothes jewelry stones, pearls, and metal pieces, using abrasives, grinding stone and power and hand tools.
• 2) Weighs, mixes and melts metal alloys or material and pours molten material into mold to cast models of jewelry.
• 3) Forms, joins, or assembles metal pieces, articles, or wire, using soldering iron, gas torch, and hand tools.
• 4)Disassembles mold casting from metal or jewelry workpiece and places work piece in water or on tray to cool.
• 5) Marks and drills holes in jewelry mounting to center stones according to design specifications.
• 6) Positions and aligns stones and metal pieces and sets, mounts and secures item in place, using setting and hand tools.
• 7) Manually rotates mold to distribute molten material and prevent formation of air pockets in mold.
• 8) Marks, engraves or embosses designs on metal pieces, such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following samples, sketches, or other specifications.
• 9) Plates articles, such as jewelry pieces and clock and watch dials with silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
• 10) Examines assembled or finished product, using magnifying glass or precision measuring instruments, to ensure conformance to specifications.
• 11) Repairs existing jewelry mountings to reposition jewels or adjust mounting.
• 12) Sands inside mold pieces, using emery cloth and chalkdust.
• 13) Assembles and secures mold sections used to cast metal articles and pieces.
• 14) Brushes, buffs, cleans and polishes metal items and jewelry pieces, using jeweler’s tools, polishing wheel, and chemical bath.
• 15) Operates machines, such as centrifugal-casting, routing, and lathe, to fabricate casting molds, metal parts or wax models of products.
• 16) Weighs completed pieces to determine deviation from specifications and records weight and processing time on production records.
• 17) Designs and fabricates molds, models and machine accessories, and modifies hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
• 18) Researches and analyzes reference materials and consults with interested parties to develop new or modify existing products.

Activities:

• 1) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• 2) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• 3) Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• 4) Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• 5) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Abilities:

• 1) Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• 2) Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• 3)  Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• 4) Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• 5) Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Knowledge: