The tasks an Optical Worker is expected to perform include:
Cutting and grinding optical components
Coating optical components by vacuum deposition
Cementing optical glass lenses
Applying chemical and spray techniques in assembly of optical instruments
Cutting blanks from slabs or moulds and smothering and polishing on machine
Etching, engraving and printing metals/ non-metals using photographic or ruling techniques
Undertaking line stage and interline stage inspection of components