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94219.01 – Product assemblers and finishers

Product assemblers and finishers assembled products such as jewellery, silverware, buttons, pencils, non-prescription lenses, brushes, clocks and watches, musical instruments, sporting good and toys.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Clock and watch assembler
  • Hand bag-maker
  • Jewellery assembler
  • Toy maker
  • Wig maker

Core competencies

  • Operation and Control to control various types of equipment, such as electroplating or coating machines, ensuring metallized substances are deposited correctly on workpieces
  • Quality Control Testing to ensure finished products meet specified quality standards, which may involve visual inspections, dimensional measurements, functional tests or destructive testing
  • Control of Settings to properly calibrate, adjust and regulate the parameters of machinery or tools used in the assembly process, such as pressure, speed, temperature or alignment
  • Finger Dexterity to manually ensure proper fit, alignment and functionality of the final product to be assembled
  • Attention to Detail to ensure every component is correctly assembled and finished, which requires careful following of assembly instructions, inspection of components for defects and verification that all parts are correctly positioned and secured
  • Knowledge in Manufacturing, Processing and Production to interpret technical drawings, assembly instructions and quality standards accurately

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Operate machines, use hand tools or power tools to cut, shape and fit materials to form parts and to fabricate components or products
  • Load supplies into hoppers of dispensing units or manually align, feed or otherwise place materials into machines
  • Screw, clip, glue, bond, weld or otherwise assemble parts and components to form final products
  • Sand, trim, grind or clean products into final form using hand tools
  • Clean work stations and remove scraps, dust, shavings or other by-products from machinery and surrounding areas
  • May make routine changes of dies, nozzles or other machinery attachments as required.
  • May caulk decks and hulls using caulking gun, and install trims, rudders, seats, engine mounts and other accessories using hand tools
  • May repair boats.

Additional information

  • There is little or no mobility among the various assemblers and inspectors in this unit group.
  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

94 – Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing

Sub-major group

942 – Assemblers and inspectors in manufacturing

Minor group

9421 – Furniture, wood, plastic and other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

Unit group

94219 – Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

Occupational profile

94219.01 – Product assemblers and finishers

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