Profession motor vehicle assembler

Motor vehicle assemblers install and put prefabricated motor vehicle parts and components together. They inspect the motor vehicles for defects, and test the assembled equipment for proper performance and conformity to quality standards.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Electricity

  Understand the principles of electricity and electrical power circuits, as well as the associated risks.

• Motor vehicle parts drawings

  The various types of technical drawings used in relation to motor vehicles parts.

• 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.

• Electromechanics

  The engineering processes that combine electrical and mechanical engineering in the application of electromechanics in devices that need electricity to create mechanical movement or devices that create electricity by mechanical movement.

• Vehicle manufacturing process

  Series of steps taken in order to produce a car or any other motor vehicle such as the design, the chassis and body assembly, the painting process, the interior assembly and the quality control.

• 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.

• Electronics

  The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications. Apply this knowledge to ensure electronic equipment runs smoothly.

• Mechanics of motor vehicles

  The way energy forces interact and affect components in motor vehicles such as cars, buses, invalid carriages and other motorised vehicles. 

Skills

• Supervise motor vehicles manufacture

  Inspect plants where motor vehicles are manufactured to ensure safety and quality control. Ensure that components are manufactured in compliance with safety and design specifications.

• Assemble metal parts

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

• Ensure equipment availability

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

• Read engineering drawings

  Read the technical drawings of a product made by the engineer in order to suggest improvements, make models of the product or operate it.

• Drive motor vehicle prototypes

  Drive experimental or prototypes of motor vehicles to acquire information on performance.

• Monitor manufacturing quality standards

  Monitor quality standards in manufacturing and finishing process.

• Align components

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

• Clean components during assembly

  Clean components before fixing them to other compounds or units of components during the assembly process.

• Keep records of work progress

  Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

• Use power tools

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

• Assemble electronic units

  Assemble and maintain electronic components and electronic circuits.

• Work in assembly line teams

  Manufacture products on a moving assembly line. Work in a team where everyone has an assigned task.

• Fasten components

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

• Bolt engine parts

  Securely bolt together engine components manually or using power tools.

• Use technical documentation

  Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.

• Read standard blueprints

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

• Assemble electrical components

  Assemble switches, electrical controls, circuit boards and other electrical components by using hand and soldering equipment.

• Troubleshoot

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

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB