Glass makers cutters grinders and finishers Jobs in Cayman

Tasks include - (a) heating glass to pliable stage using gas flames or ovens, and rotating glass to heat it uniformly; (b) blowing and bending glass tubing into specified shapes to form scientific apparatus such as flasks, retorts and pipettes; (c) grinding and polishing glass objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing and smoothing and polishing rough edges, using belt sander or polishing wheels; (d) examining glass stock and finished products and marking or discarding items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes; (e) reading work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations and quantities to cut; (f) observing gauges, computer printouts and video monitors to verify specified processing conditions and make adjustments as necessary; (g) positioning pattern or drawing on glass, measuring dimensions, and marking cutting lines, using glass cutting tools and cutting glass along marked outlines or around pattern; (h) setting up, operating and adjusting computerized or robotic glass cutting equipment; (i) inspecting, weighing and measuring products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, callipers, magnifiers and rulers; (j) regulating oven temperatures according to glass types to be processed; (k) transferring pattern for individual stained glass parts from full size drawing to pattern paper, using stylus to trace drawings; (l) spraying silver solution on glass to provide mirrored surface, using spray gun; (m) laying out cutting and grinding optical and other glass to specified dimensions and weight for moulding into lens blanks and for use as watch crystals.