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Duties and Responsibilities • Repair jewellery by replacing broken clasps, altering ring sizes, or resetting stones • Create jewellery from gold, silver, and precious gemstones • Make a model with carved wax or with computer-aided design, and then cast pieces with the model • Examine and grade diamonds and other gems • Clean and polish jewellery using polishing wheels and chemical baths • Solder pieces together and insert stones • Smooth joints and rough spots and polish smoothed areas • Shape metal to hold the gems when making individual pieces
Other characteristics • Honesty • Keen attention to detail from concept through construct to execution • Commitment to task • Good personal hygiene • Good oral communication skills • Willing and able to follow instruction and complete jobs as specified in a timely manner • Efficient • Punctual • Assertive • Willing to discuss and impart knowledge to improve processes and production efficiency |
