Stone splitter

About this career

Stone splitters operate and maintain machines that split stone. They manipulate stone into different forms such as blocks, cobbles, tiles and concrete products. 

Essential skills

apply health and safety standards determine location of the split maneuver stone blocks measure materials remove processed workpiece set end stops supply machine tend stone splitting machine troubleshoot use personal protection equipment wear appropriate protective gear

Required knowledge

quality standards types of stone for working

Additional skills

brush the equipment consult technical resources dispose of cutting waste material inspect quality of products keep records of work progress maintain equipment maintain moulds mark stone workpieces monitor automated machines operate forklift operate hydraulic machinery controls operate lifting equipment perform test run report defective manufacturing materials set up the controller of a machine sharpen edged tools supply machine with appropriate tools use stone splitting techniques hydraulics mechanics

Also known as

stone sawyer splitting machine worker stone breaker stone splitting machine operator stone splitting machine worker stone fabricator cobble stone splitter splitting machine operative stone splitting machine operative block-maker