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Jewellery Polisher cleans, smooths, and buffs jewellery pieces using specialized tools and compounds to restore their shine and remove imperfections, working with various metals and gemstones. Key duties include preparing tools, operating lapping and buffing machines, performing minor repairs like replacing clasps, and inspecting finished pieces for quality. Essential skills are a high level of attention to detail, steady hands, patience, and a commitment to safety protocols due to the use of chemicals and machinery.
Key Responsibilities
Polishing and Finishing: Use hand and power tools, including buffing wheels and polishing compounds, to remove scratches, dullness, and imperfections from gold, silver, platinum, and other metals.
Cleaning and Inspection: Clean jewellery thoroughly with ultrasonic machines and inspect pieces for quality, ensuring they meet high standards before sale or return to customers.
Minor Repairs: Perform small repairs, such as fixing loose clasps or settings, to restore pieces to their best condition.
Tool and Supply Management: Maintain and inspect tools, ensure proper inventory levels of supplies, and keep the workspace clean and organized.
Safety Adherence: Follow strict safety procedures and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gloves and eye protection, when working with tools and chemicals.
Required Skills and Attributes
Attention to Detail: A critical skill to achieve precise and high-quality finishing on intricate and valuable pieces.
Hand-Eye Coordination: Necessary for precise manipulation of tools and materials during the polishing process.
Patience and Dexterity: The ability to handle delicate jewellery pieces and perform repetitive tasks with patience.
Technical Knowledge: Understanding different metals, gemstones, and the appropriate techniques and tools for each.
Safety Awareness: A thorough understanding and strict adherence to all safety protocols.
Work Environment
Jewellery polishers often work in a workshop or repair area, sometimes in close collaboration with bench jewelers.
The role can involve long hours in a seated position and may expose workers to dust, chemicals, and high-speed machinery.