Australian GovernmentStudy Australia

What the job involves

  • Examining designs and specifications for jewellery and precious metal objects

  • Shaping moulded metal by cutting, filing, beating, turning and bending, using specialised hand and power tools

  • Assembling articles by soldering, screwing, riveting and otherwise joining

  • Securing precious stones in retaining prongs and ridges, and smoothing and checking final settings

  • Engraving designs on ring settings, brooches, bracelets and other articles

  • Repairing jewellery by soldering, replacing and rebuilding worn and broken parts

  • Appraising the quality and value of jewellery

  • Cutting and dividing stones to approximate final shape, using precision hand and power tools and jigs

  • Securing stones and shapes, cutting angles, smoothing and polishing

  • Finishing articles using files, emery paper and buffing machines

  • Restyling old jewellery