Description

Machine fitters fit, assemble and otherwise build heavy industrial machinery and transportation equipment, including aircraft engines. They are employed in industrial machinery and transportation equipment manufacturing industries.

Job Titles

• Aircraft engine fitter
• Assembly fitter
• Heavy equipment fitter
• Machine builder
• Machine fitter
• Machine tool builder
• Mechanical fitter

Main Duties

• Read and interpret blueprints, sketches and diagrams to determine assembly operations
• Fit and assemble prefabricated metal parts to build heavy industrial machinery and equipment such as construction, farming, and processing machinery, railway vehicles and aircraft engines
• Move and align subassemblies and components using lifting and transporting devices such as overhead cranes
• Install major components such as gears, pumps, motors or hydraulic assemblies
• Inspect parts, subassemblies and finished products to ensure quality.

Workplaces

• Industrial machinery manufacturing companies
• Transportation equipment manufacturing companies

Skills

• Quality Control Testing
• Equipment and Tool Selection
• Numeracy
• Operation and Control
• Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment

Abilities

• Auditory Attention
• Depth Perception
• Hearing Sensitivity
• Multi-Limb Coordination
• Arm-Hand Steadiness

Personal Attributes

• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Independence

Similar Occupations

• Welders and related machine operators (72106)
• Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers (94203)
• Mechanical assemblers and inspectors (94204)
• Aircraft assemblers (93200.01)

Source: OaSIS