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Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.
Related: Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers  Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers  Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers  Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers  Industrial Machinery Mechanics 
Industries: Manufacturing 

  • Summary

  • Details

    • Work Activities

    • Lay out and drill, ream, tap, or cut parts for assembly.
    • Read and interpret assembly blueprints or specifications manuals, and plan assembly or building operations.
    • Lay out and drill, ream, tap, or cut parts for assembly.
    • Inspect, operate, and test completed products to verify functioning, machine capabilities, or conformance to customer specifications.
    • Set up and operate metalworking machines, such as milling or grinding machines, to shape or fabricate parts.
    • Rework, repair, or replace damaged parts or assemblies.
    • Set up and operate metalworking machines, such as milling or grinding machines, to shape or fabricate parts.
    • Maintain and lubricate parts or components.
    • Remove rough spots and smooth surfaces to fit, trim, or clean parts, using hand tools or power tools.
    • Lay out and drill, ream, tap, or cut parts for assembly.
    • Rework, repair, or replace damaged parts or assemblies.
    • Set and verify parts clearances.
    • Verify conformance of parts to stock lists or blueprints, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
    • Fasten or install piping, fixtures, or wiring and electrical components to form assemblies or subassemblies, using hand tools, rivet guns, or welding equipment.
    • Read and interpret assembly blueprints or specifications manuals, and plan assembly or building operations.
    • Assemble systems of gears by aligning and meshing gears in gearboxes.
    • Position or align components for assembly, manually or using hoists.

    Skills

    • Equipment Maintenance
      • Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
    • Technology Design
      • Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
    • Systems Analysis
      • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
    • Management of Financial Resources
      • Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
    • Time Management
      • Managing your time and the time of other people.
    • Operation and Control
      • Using equipment or systems.
    • Negotiation
      • Bringing people together to solve differences.
    • Operations Monitoring
      • Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
    • Mathematics
      • Using math to solve problems.
    • Writing
      • Writing things for co-workers or customers.
    • Science
      • Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
    • Management of Personnel Resources
      • Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
    • Speaking
      • Talking to others.
    • Operations Analysis
      • Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
    • Active Learning
      • Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
    • Programming
      • Writing computer programs.
    • Complex Problem Solving
      • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
    • Persuasion
      • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
    • Repairing
      • Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
    • Critical Thinking
      • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
    • Instructing
      • Teaching people how to do something.
    • Management of Material Resources
      • Managing equipment and materials.
    • Reading Comprehension
      • Reading work-related information.
    • Systems Evaluation
      • Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
    • Judgment and Decision Making
      • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
    • Service Orientation
      • Looking for ways to help people.
    • Learning Strategies
      • Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
    • Monitoring
      • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
    • Troubleshooting
      • Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
    • Active Listening
      • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
    • Coordination
      • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
    • Equipment Selection
      • Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
    • Quality Control Analysis
      • Testing how well a product or service works.
    • Social Perceptiveness
      • Understanding people's reactions.
    • Installation
      • Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.

    Abilities

    • Perceptual Speed
      • Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
    • Wrist-Finger Speed
      • Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
    • Extent Flexibility
      • Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    • Speed of Closure
      • Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
    • Written Expression
      • Communicating by writing.
    • Sound Localization
      • Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
    • Static Strength
      • Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
    • Night Vision
      • Seeing at night or under low light.
    • Far Vision
      • Seeing details that are far away.
    • Category Flexibility
      • Grouping things in different ways.
    • Deductive Reasoning
      • Using rules to solve problems.
    • Peripheral Vision
      • Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
    • Speech Recognition
      • Recognizing spoken words.
    • Speech Clarity
      • Speaking clearly.
    • Problem Sensitivity
      • Noticing when problems happen.
    • Selective Attention
      • Paying attention to something without being distracted.
    • Manual Dexterity
      • Holding or moving items with your hands.
    • Flexibility of Closure
      • Seeing hidden patterns.
    • Inductive Reasoning
      • Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
    • Reaction Time
      • Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
    • Dynamic Strength
      • Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
    • Trunk Strength
      • Using your lower back and stomach.
    • Originality
      • Creating new and original ideas.
    • Memorization
      • Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
    • Rate Control
      • Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
    • Oral Expression
      • Communicating by speaking.
    • Number Facility
      • Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Keeping your arm or hand steady.
    • Written Comprehension
      • Reading and understanding what is written.
    • Speed of Limb Movement
      • Quickly moving your arms and legs.
    • Gross Body Equilibrium
      • Keeping your balance or staying upright.
    • Time Sharing
      • Doing two or more things at the same time.
    • Hearing Sensitivity
      • Telling the difference between sounds.
    • Response Orientation
      • Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
    • Information Ordering
      • Ordering or arranging things.
    • Auditory Attention
      • Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
    • Depth Perception
      • Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
    • Spatial Orientation
      • Knowing where things are around you.
    • Visual Color Discrimination
      • Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
    • Mathematical Reasoning
      • Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
    • Near Vision
      • Seeing details up close.
    • Explosive Strength
      • Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
    • Gross Body Coordination
      • Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
    • Stamina
      • Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
    • Fluency of Ideas
      • Coming up with lots of ideas.
    • Visualization
      • Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
    • Finger Dexterity
      • Putting together small parts with your fingers.
    • Control Precision
      • Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
    • Multilimb Coordination
      • Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
    • Dynamic Flexibility
      • Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    • Glare Sensitivity
      • Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
    • Oral Comprehension
      • Listening and understanding what people say.

    Knowledge

    • Psychology
      • Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
    • Therapy and Counseling
      • Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
    • 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.
    • Public Safety and Security
      • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
    • Philosophy and Theology
      • Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
    • Telecommunications
      • Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
    • Design
      • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
    • Chemistry
      • Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
    • Law and Government
      • Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
    • Communications and Media
      • Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
    • Sales and Marketing
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
    • Administrative
      • Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
    • Sociology and Anthropology
      • Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
    • Mathematics
      • Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
    • Personnel and Human Resources
      • Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
    • Medicine and Dentistry
      • Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
    • Physics
      • Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
    • Foreign Language
      • Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
    • Food Production
      • Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
    • Administration and Management
      • Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
    • History and Archeology
      • Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
    • Engineering and Technology
      • Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
    • Geography
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
    • Economics and Accounting
      • Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
    • English Language
      • Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
    • Fine Arts
      • Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
    • Customer and Personal Service
      • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
    • Building and Construction
      • Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
    • Computers and Electronics
      • Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
    • Mechanical
      • Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
    • Production and Processing
      • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
    • Transportation
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
    • Biology
      • Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

    Education

    Education
    High school diploma or equivalent
    Work Experience
    No work experience
    Training
    1 to 12 months on-the-job training
    Education and Training Opportunities

    Pay

    Washington Annual Salary
    60410/yr
    Washington Hourly Wage
    29.04/hr

    Washington Employment Trends

    Currently Employed
    1,280
    Yearly Projected Openings
    190

    Personality

    Realistic: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
    • Attention to Detail
    • Cooperation
    • Integrity
    • Dependability
    • Independence
    • Initiative

    Tools

    • Adjustable wrenches
    • Calipers
    • Claw hammer
    • Cold chisels
    • Dial indicator or dial gauge
    • Engine or vehicle stands
    • Feeler gauges
    • Force or torque sensors
    • Grinding wheels
    • Hand reamer
    • Heat guns
    • Hex keys
    • Hoists
    • Hydraulic cylinder or component repair kits
    • Hydraulic press frames
    • Impact wrenches
    • Jib crane
    • Mallets
    • Metal band sawing machine
    • Micrometers
    • Milling machines
    • Needlenose pliers
    • Nut drivers
    • Personal computers
    • Pipe or tube cutter
    • Power drills
    • Power flaring tool
    • Power grinders
    • Power riveter
    • Precision file
    • Pry bars
    • Pullers
    • Ratchets
    • Retaining ring pliers
    • Rubber mallet
    • Screwdrivers
    • Sockets
    • Soldering iron
    • Specialty wrenches
    • Speed sensors
    • Spot welding machine
    • Taps
    • Torque wrenches
    • Tube bending machine
    • Tumblers or polishers

    Technology

    • Computer aided design CAD software
    • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
    • Office suite software
    • Spreadsheet software
    • Word processing software

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