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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing. | Inspect, operate, and test completed products to verify functioning, machine capabilities, and conformance to customer specifications. | |||
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Position and align components for assembly, manually or using hoists. | ||||
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Set and verify parts clearances. | ||||
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Rework, repair, and replace damaged parts or assemblies. | ||||
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Read and interpret assembly blueprints and specifications manuals, and plan assembly or building operations. | ||||
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Maintain and lubricate parts and components. | ||||
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Assemble systems of gears by aligning and meshing gears in gearboxes. | ||||
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Verify conformance of parts to stock lists and blueprints, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauges, and micrometers. | ||||
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Fasten and install piping, fixtures, or wiring and electrical components to form assemblies or subassemblies, using hand tools, rivet guns, and welding equipment. | ||||
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Remove rough spots, and smooth surfaces to fit, trim, or clean parts, using hand tools and power tools. | ||||
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Lay out and drill, ream, tap, and cut parts for assembly. | ||||
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Set up and operate metalworking machines, such as milling and grinding machines, to shape or fabricate parts. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Data entry software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Allen wrenches | Hex keys | |||
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Backup wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Dial calipers | Calipers | |||
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Dial indicators | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Engine repair stands | Engine or vehicle stands | |||
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Feeler gauges | Feeler gauges | |||
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Flaring tools | Tube end finishers | |||
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Flat screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Gear pullers | Pullers | |||
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Gear wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Grinding machines | Power grinders | |||
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Hand drills | Power drills | |||
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Hand files | Files | |||
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Heat guns | Heat guns | |||
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Hydraulic presses | Hydraulic press frames | |||
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Jib cranes | Workshop cranes | |||
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Lapping tools | Tumblers or polishers | |||
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Metal chisels | Cold chisels | |||
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Micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Milling machines | Milling machines | |||
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Needlenose pliers | Needlenose pliers | |||
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Nut drivers | Nut drivers | |||
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Nylon hammers | Hammers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Plastic mallets | Mallets | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Power hoists | Hoists | |||
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Power wrenches | Impact wrenches | |||
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Pry bars | Pry bars | |||
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Ratchets | Ratchets | |||
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Reamers | Reamers | |||
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Ring filing wheels | Files | |||
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Ring squeezers | Hydraulic cylinder or component repair kits | |||
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Rivet guns | Rivet tools | |||
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Rubber mallets | Mallets | |||
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Snap ring pliers | Retaining ring pliers | |||
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Socket wrenches | Sockets | |||
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Soldering guns | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Taps | Taps or dies | |||
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Timing lights | Speed sensors | |||
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Torque angle meters | Force or torque sensors | |||
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Torque wrenches | Torque wrenches | |||
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Tube benders | Tube bending machinery | |||
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Tube cutters | Pipe or tube cutters | |||
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Vernier calipers | Calipers | |||
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Welding equipment | Welding tools | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Air Conditioning Coil Assembler | |||
Aircraft Engine Assembler | |||
Aircraft Power Plant Assembler | |||
Assembler | |||
Assembler Erector | |||
Assembling Motor Builder | |||
Assembly Line Worker | |||
Automobile Engine Assembler | |||
Automotive Engine Builder | |||
Automotive Production Worker | |||
Bearing Ring Assembler | |||
Blower and Compressor Assembler | |||
Camshaft Bearing Installer | |||
Caterpillar Assembler | |||
Cell Technician | |||
Clutch Housing Assembler | |||
Compressor Assembler | |||
Crane Assembler | |||
Diesel Assembler | |||
Diesel Engine Erector | |||
Diesel Mechanic | |||
Dump Assembler | |||
Dyno Operator | |||
Electric Motor and Generator Assembler | |||
Engine Assembler | |||
Engine Builder | |||
Engine Cowling Installer | |||
Exhaust Machine Operator | |||
Farm Equipment Assembler | |||
Farm Machinery Assembler | |||
Farm Machinery Set-Up Mechanic | |||
Field Service Technician | |||
Fitter | |||
Fuel Injection Technician | |||
Gas Turbine Assembler | |||
Gasoline Engine Assembler | |||
Generator Assembler | |||
Injector Assembler | |||
Internal Combustion Engine Assembler | |||
Internal Combustion Engine Subassembler | |||
Jet Engine Assembler | |||
Laborer | |||
Large Engine Assembler | |||
Machine Assembler | |||
Machine Builder | |||
Machinist | |||
Manufacturing Assembler | |||
Mechanic | |||
Metal Precision Machine Assembler | |||
Millwright | |||
Mining Machinery Assembler | |||
Motor Builder Assembler | |||
Motor Installer | |||
Motor Setter | |||
Motors Assembler | |||
Paper Making Machinery Assembler | |||
Progressive Assembler and Fitter | |||
Pump Assembler | |||
Racing Engine Builder | |||
Rotary Engine Assembler | |||
Sewing Machine Assembler | |||
Steam Turbine Assembler | |||
Steam and Gas Turbines Assembler | |||
Subassembler | |||
Tester | |||
Tractor Engine Assembler | |||
Truck Engine Assembler | |||
Truck Transmission Assembler | |||
Truck Transmission Builder | |||
Turbine Assembler | |||
Turbine Blade Assembler | |||
Turbine Engine Assembler | |||
Turbine Subassembler | |||
Valve Maker | |||
Valve Setter | |||
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