A professional who trims and smooths edges, surfaces, and impressed or raised designs of jewelry articles and jewelry findings, using files, chisels, and saws. Responsibilities include:

• Places article in holding device or against bench pin.
• Files or cuts excess metal from surfaces and ornamentations, such as filigree or relief designs.
• Miters joints and ends of formed ring blanks, using file.
• May smooth and polish edges and soldered areas of jewelry, using abrasive wheel.
• May operate motor-driven filing machine.