Profession bicycle assembler

Bicycle assemblers build, tune and ensure good working order of all types of bicycles such as mountain bikes, road bikes, children’s bikes etc. They also assemble accessory products like tag-alongs and trailers.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Bicycle mechanics

  Technicalities over mechanics in bicycles and related topics in order to perform a wide range of repais in bicycles.

• Quality standards

  The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

• Mechanics

  Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

Skills

• Wear appropriate protective gear

  Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

• Align components

  Align and lay out components in order to put them together correctly according to blueprints and technical plans.

• Apply health and safety standards

  Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

• Read standard blueprints

  Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.

• Install transport equipment lighting

  Install lighting elements in transport equipment according to blueprints and other technical plans.

• Troubleshoot

  Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

• Use technical documentation

  Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.

• Fasten components

  Fasten components together according to blueprints and technical plans in order to create subassemblies or finished products.

• Use power tools

  Operate power driven pumps. Use hand tools or power tools. Use vehicle repair tools or safety equipment.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB