Profession metal products assembler

Metal products assemblers operate and monitor equipment which finishes metal articles or parts. They assemble the parts to become the desired metal product.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

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Knowledge

• Types of metal

  Qualities, specifications, applications and reactions to different fabricating processes of various types of metal, such as steel, aluminium, brass, copper and others.

• Metal joining technologies

  The various technologies used for the joining and assembling of fabricated metal workpieces.

Skills

• Manipulate metal

  Manipulate the properties, shape and size of metal.

• Fasten components

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

• Perform pre-assembly quality checks

  Inspect product parts for faults or damages, using testing equipment if necessary, and check that the received lot is complete before assembling the finished products.

• Join metals

  Join together pieces of metal using soldering and welding materials.

• Ensure equipment availability

  Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

• Use metalworking tools

  Use the appropriate metalworking tools to manipulate metal objects or surfaces. Use adequate instruments to grind, smoothen or sharpen metals.

• Use technical documentation

  Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.

• Assemble metal parts

  Align and arrange steel and metal parts in order to assemble complete products; use the appropriate hand tools and gauges.

• Inspect quality of products

  Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.

• Troubleshoot

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

• Ensure public safety and security

  Implement the relevant procedures, strategies and use the proper equipment to promote local or national security activities for the protection of data, people, institutions, and property.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB