Job description template

Tool Grinder Job Description Template

A copy-ready tool grinder job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows tool grinders earn a median of $50,060 ($24.07/hour); the middle 50% earn $40,800–$62,150.

Job title

Tool Grinder

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable tool grinder to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will sharpen cutting tools, regrind angles and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Sharpen cutting tools
  • Regrind angles
  • Inspect edges
  • Set up tool grinders
  • Measure tools
  • Recondition saw blades
  • Track tool inventory
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Working knowledge of tool geometry and tool grinder setup
  • Precision and patience
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • NIMS Grinding
  • CNC tool grinder training
  • Machining certificate
  • Experience with tool and cutter grinders

Skills

  • Measurement
  • Edge inspection
  • CNC tool grinding
  • Saw sharpening
  • Focus
  • Reliability

Work environment and schedule

Tool grinders work in tool rooms and sharpening shops. Full-time daytime hours.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a tool grinder job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Tool Grinder” is the clearest; alternates include Tool Sharpener, Cutter Grinder, Saw Sharpener.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a tool grinder so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Tool Grinder training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Tool Grinder hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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