metal products assembler

Metal products assemblers fit and fasten metal materials according to strictly laid down procedures in order to produce various parts or final products using power tools, hand tools, and other machinery.

Scope note

Excludes people performing assembly of electronic, electrical or mechanical elements.

Alternative Labels

assembler

assembly technician

fabrication apprentice

fabrication assembler

fabrication assembler metal products

fabrication assistant

fabrication operator

fabricator assembler

fabricator assembler metal products

fabricator assembly operative

fabricator assembly operator

light assembly operative

light assembly worker

metal fabricating operative

metal fabrication apprentice

metal product assembler

metal product assembler and fabricator

metal product fabricator

product assembler

production line worker

production worker

structural fabrication operator

structural fabricator

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

assemble metal parts ensure equipment availability ensure public safety and security fasten components fix knife blades inspect quality of products join metals manipulate metal perform pre-assembly quality checks troubleshoot use metalworking tools use technical documentation

Essential Knowledge

metal joining technologies types of metal

Optional Skills and Competences

cut metal products develop assembly instructions ensure correct goods labelling fabricate metal parts heat metals measure metal to be heated monitor automated machines operate drill press operate handheld riveting equipment operate lifting equipment operate soldering equipment operate welding equipment pack goods perform metal work read engineering drawings record production data for quality control set up the controller of a machine tend riveting machine tend surface grinding machine wear appropriate protective gear

Optional Knowledge

manufacturing of sports equipment metal coating technologies metal forming technologies metal smoothing technologies protective safety equipment rivet types screw types types of hand-operated printing devices

Skills & Competences

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/af2f3615-63ab-44dc-957d-c9660410d336

Status

released

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