Job description Manufacturing Machinery Fitter in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
Find out what work is like for a manufacturing machinery fitter in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Machine fitters (NOC 72405).
Machine fitters
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.
Work week duration
Machine fitters usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.Job duties
Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Machine fitters have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:
- 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.
Physical demands Help - Physical Demands
- Handling material manually
- Bending or twisting the body
- Making repetitive motions
- Standing
- Walking and running
Workplaces and employers
Here are the typical workplaces where Machine fitters are employed and some of their main characteristics:
- Industrial machinery manufacturing companies
- Transportation equipment manufacturing companies
Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment
- Standard safety equipment
- Dangerous chemical substances
- Hazardous conditions
- Indoors, not environmentally controlled
- Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
- Sound and noise
Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others
- Close (at arm’s length)
Related job titles
Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 72405), and a list of similar occupations:
- aircraft engine fitter
- assembly fitter
- heavy equipment fitter
- machine builder
- machine fitter
- machine tool builder
- mechanical fitter
Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations
- Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
- Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers
- Welders and related machine operators
- Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors
- Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification
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