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.

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Personality Type

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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

manufacturing of sports equipment set up the controller of a machine cut metal products perform metal work tend surface grinding machine types of hand-operated printing devices metal forming technologies operate lifting equipment measure metal to be heated rivet types develop assembly instructions read engineering drawings fabricate metal parts metal smoothing technologies screw types protective safety equipment ensure correct goods labelling record production data for quality control heat metals operate soldering equipment tend riveting machine pack goods operate welding equipment operate handheld riveting equipment operate drill press monitor automated machines metal coating technologies wear appropriate protective gear

Source: Sisyphus ODB