A professional who sets up and operates bench-mounted cutting machine to cut eyeglass lenses to specified size and shape. Responsibilities include:

• Selects metal pattern according to prescription specifications and mounts pattern in spring clamp of cutting machine.
• Sets control dial for specified lens diameter plus allowance for edge grinding.
• Aligns center and axis marks on lens with markings on pad of cutting machine and lowers cushioned pressure arm of machine which holds lens in position.
• Lowers cutting arm over lens and turns crank which rotates lens under cutting wheel to determine if machine settings are correct.
• Presses cutting arm down to hold cutting wheel against lens and turns crank to cut lens.
• Removes lens from machine and chips excess material from lens edges, using chipping pliers.
• Routes cut lenses to edging department.