Reconditioning, Corrugating, Fluting, and Polishing Grinding Rolls Operator

Job Title

Roll Grinder

Responsibilities

Carry out reconditioning, corrugating, fluting, and polishing grinding rolls used in roller mills. Ensuring that rolls are restored to the correct profile, spiral direction, angles, and surface finish required for optimal milling performance. Operate roll fluting machines to cut new corrugations on worn rolls and restore break rolls, sizing rolls, and smooth roll profiles according to specifications. Follow up on the request and collection of materials needed for roll preparation to avoid delays, and perform regrinding, polishing, and surface finishing to ensure optimum roll performance. Maintain and ensure proper storage of all roll conditioning tools such as cutting tools, grinding stones, measuring instruments, and coolant, and carry out equipment inspection tasks / planned maintenance according to schedule and update all necessary reports as required. Attend promptly to all roll preparation requests to reduce production downtime and ensure that all completed roll preparation request are signed off, documented and submitted to the Planning Manager. Use lifting beams, hoists, and jacks to safely load and unload rolls onto fluting machines.

Requirements

• Carry out reconditioning, corrugating, fluting, and polishing grinding rolls used in roller mills.
• Operate roll fluting machines to cut new corrugations on worn rolls and restore break rolls, sizing rolls, and smooth roll profiles according to specifications.
• Follow up on the request and collection of materials needed for roll preparation to avoid delays.
• Perform regrinding, polishing, and surface finishing to ensure optimum roll performance.
• Maintain and ensure proper storage of all roll conditioning tools.
• Carry out equipment inspection tasks / planned maintenance according to schedule and update all necessary reports as required.
• Attend promptly to all roll preparation requests to reduce production downtime.
• Use lifting beams, hoists, and jacks to safely load and unload rolls onto fluting machines.