A professional who electroplates rotogravure printing cylinders with coating of copper and grinds plates to specifications, using grinding machines. Respnsibilities include:

• Immerses cylinder in cleaning bath, using chain hoist.
• Removes cylinder and places cylinder in copper sulfate plating solution for prescribed period of time to cover cylinder with copper.
• Removes cylinder from plating vat, rinses in water, and fastens cylinder between centers of grinding machine, using handtools.
• Selects and fastens abrasive wheel onto spindle of machine.
• Starts machine and turns handwheels to bring abrasive wheel into contact with surface of cylinder, and to engage automatic feed.
• Measures dimension of cylinder surfaces during grinding and polishing operation, using micrometers to obtain required precision.
• Removes finished cylinder from machine and places cylinder in rack.