Day-to-day operating brief
What Jewellery Setter (Diamond) work looks like in practice
A Diamond Setter mounts or resets diamonds and other stones in rings and jewellery. Terms should cover stone packets, measurements, plots, job trays, microscope work, seat cutting, claws, heat risks, metal condition, loss procedures and final inspection. The setter should not substitute stones, enlarge a seat beyond safe limits or continue when cracks, inclusions or weak settings create an unapproved loss risk. Jewellery Setter (Diamond) is a repair services role focused on jewellery setter (diamond) work planning, repair services records, jewellery setter (diamond) quality checks, repair services escalation, jewellery setter (diamond) stakeholder updates, jewellery, setter, role duties. The contract should describe the role's practical duties, reporting route, records, standards and compliance obligations without importing wording from another industry The Employee is employed as Jewellery Setter (Diamond) in the Employer's Repair Services business. The role requires reasonable skill, care, accuracy, cooperation with management instructions and attention to the records, risks and standards specific to jewellery setter (diamond) work The Employee must follow the repair services operational controls that apply to jewellery setter (diamond) work, including HSE escalation, workplace procedures, records, customer or client standards, data protection, health and safety and escalation, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements The Employee must protect customer, client, supplier, employee, operational, financial, safety and role-specific records, including any personal data, customer or client information, operational records, pricing, credentials, security information, business plans and role-specific records accessed while performing jewellery setter (diamond) duties Jewellery Setter (Diamond) work in Repair Services must follow HSE expectations where they apply, the Employer's policies, data protection controls, health and safety rules, role records, escalation routes and training requirements relevant to jewellery setter (diamond) work planning, repair services records, jewellery setter (diamond) quality checks. Family: operational Jewellery Setter (Diamond) Operational reliability Safe working Record keeping Stone mapping should note orientation and distinctive inclusions before removal. Final inspection needs symmetry, security and surface checks under magnification without relying solely on a manual touch test.
Responsibilities reflected in the contract
- Verify and measure stones and settings.
- Prepare seats claws and metal.
- Set and secure stones precisely.
- Inspect under magnification.
- Reconcile stones waste and finished jobs.
A realistic working scenario
A Diamond Setter mounts or resets diamonds and other stones in rings and jewellery. Terms should cover stone packets, measurements, plots, job trays, microscope work, seat cutting, claws, heat risks, metal condition, loss procedures and final inspection. The setter should not substitute stones, enlarge a seat beyond safe limits or continue when cracks, inclusions or weak settings create an unapproved loss risk.
Outputs to agree
- verify and measure stones and settings
- prepare seats claws and metal
- set and secure stones precisely
Records and evidence
- The stone and setting work types.
- The security and tray controls.
- The microscope tool and heat procedures.
- The inspection and loss process.
- Work records.
- Handover notes.
Reporting relationship
Typically reports to Line Manager or Department Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.
Authority and escalation
- A Diamond Setter mounts or resets diamonds and other stones in rings and jewellery. Terms should cover stone packets, measurements, plots, job trays, microscope work, seat cutting, claws, heat risks, metal condition, loss procedures and final inspection. The setter should not substitute stones, enlarge a seat beyond safe limits or continue when cracks, inclusions or weak settings create an unapproved loss risk.
- Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.
Tools and systems
Workplace context
- Production, workshop, site or field locations.
Training and certification
- Complete employer-required health and safety training.
Contract priorities
- the stone and setting work types
- the security and tray controls
- the microscope tool and heat procedures
- the inspection and loss process
Information the employer should prepare
- the stone and setting work types
- the security and tray controls
- the microscope tool and heat procedures
- the inspection and loss process
- the workshop lead gem specialist and insurer contacts
Individually written and reviewed against the maintained role record.