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Diamonds International - Jeweler (Barbados)
Diamonds International, the leading loose Diamond Jeweler and Watch retailer in the Caribbean, Mexico and Alaska is now recruiting a Jeweler to enhance their strong team for their operation in Barbados.
Diamonds International has been in operation for over 19 years with 15 stores across the island, with a track record for excellence in product and service.
Suitable candidates for this position will be required to meet the following criteria:
Objective
Jewelry repairers do intricate, precise, work with precious metals and gemstones to fix peices of jewelry. Their tasks include: resizing rings, soldering metals, setting gems, mending clasps and polishing.
Essential Functions
- Cuts and shapes metal in jewelry pieces, using cutting and carving tools
- Estimates wholesale and retail value of gemstones, following price guides and market fluctuations
- Grade stones for color, perfection and quality of cut
- Immerses gemstones in chemical solutions to determine specific gravity and key properties for identification and appraisal
- Examines gemstones in chemical solutions to determine specific gravity and key properties for identification and appraisal
- Examines gemstone surfaces and internal structure to evaluate genuineness, quality and value using polariscope, refractometer, and other optical instruments
- Pours molten metal into mold, or operates centrifugal casting machine, to cast article
- Forms sand or rubber mold from model for a casting article
- Places model in casting ring and pours plaster into ring to form old
- Forms model of article from wax or metal, using carving tools
- Repairs, reshapes and restyles jewelry by replacing broken parts or using hand tools and machines
- Tiles or twists fold or silver wires together and bends to form rings
- Immerses jewelry in cleaning solution or acid to remove stains or in a solution of golf or other metal to colour jewelry
- Smoothes, soldered joints into specified design, softens metals by heating with gas torch and shapes, using hammer and die
- The ability to set semi and precious stones
Competencies
- Creative thinking
- Finger dexterity
- Near vision
- Arm-hand steadiness
- Manual dexterity
- Visualization
- Wrist-finger speed
- Visual colour Discrimination
- Control precision
- Flexible hours inclusive of weekends and bank holidays
- Ability to work independently without supervision, fast and accurately under pressure
Required Education and Experience
- Minimum of Three (3) CXC inclusive of Mathematics and English
- Minimum of Five (5) years of related experience
Please submit applications to smckeever@shopdi.com
Only suitable applications will be acknowledged.
