Description

Assemblers of other wood products assemble a variety of wood products and millwork, such as window sashes and doors. Inspectors inspect wood products to ensure product quality. They are employed by establishments engaged in manufacturing a variety of wood and millwork products.

Job Titles

• Manufactured housing production worker
• Wood products assembly lead hand
• Wood products factory assembler
• ⁠Wood machining inspector
• Wood products assembling inspector
• Wood products assembly inspector
• Wood products inspector – wood products manufacturing
• Wooden box assembler
• ⁠Wooden box inspector
• ⁠Wooden door assembler
• Wooden door inspector
• Wooden ladder assembler
• Wooden ladder builder
• ⁠Wooden manufactured housing production worker

Main Duties

Other Wood Products Assemblers

• Read production orders and diagrams
• Trim and sand joints, moulding, or other wooden parts to be assembled using hand and power tools
• Assemble wood products such as window sashes, doors, boxes, pallets, ladders and barrels using glue, staples, screws, bolts or other fasteners
• Assemble door panels, trusses, modular components and other parts on assembly line to make prefabricated housing using jigs, overhead cranes and hand and power tools
• Reinforce assembled products with dowelling or other supports, and install hardware such as knobs and hinges
• May assist with maintenance of machinery.

Other Wood Products Inspectors

• Inspect wood products for conformance to quality standards
• Mark defective parts or products for repair
• Make minor adjustments and repairs
• Record information on products inspected.

Workplaces

• Wood and millwork products manufacturing companies

Work Environment

• Dangerous Chemical Substances
• Hazardous Equipment, Machinery, Tools
• Sound and Noise
• Standard Safety Equipment

Physical Demands

• Handling Material Manually
• Keeping or Regaining Balance
• Making Repetitive Motions
• Walking and Running
• Standing
• Bending or Twisting the Body

Requirements

• Secondary school education is usually required.
• Experience as a labourer in the same company may be required.
• Inspectors may require related assembly experience.
• On-the-job training is provided.

Skills

• Operation and Control
• Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
• Quality Control Testing
• Setting Up
• Coordinating

Abilities

• Gross Body Coordination
• Gross Body Equilibrium
• Static Strength
• Trunk Strength
• Arm-Hand Steadiness

Personal Attributes

• Attention to Detail
• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Independence

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Source: OaSIS