Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

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What they do:

Assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.

On the job, you would:

  • Inspect, test, and adjust completed units to ensure that units meet specifications, tolerances, and customer order requirements.
  • Position, align, and adjust parts for proper fit and assembly.
  • Assemble parts or units, and position, align, and fasten units to assemblies, subassemblies, or frames, using hand tools and power tools.

Personality

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Characteristics of this Career

85% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
80% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
80% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
70% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
67% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
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Strengths

100% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
61% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
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Values of the Work Environment

72% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
61% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

Aptitude

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Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

66% 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.
66% 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.
66% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Job Details

Responsibilities
Inspect installed components or assemblies.
Assemble electrical or electronic equipment.
Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
Connect supply lines to production equipment or tools.
Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
Clean workpieces or finished products.
Apply lubricants or coolants to workpieces.
Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
Reshape metal workpieces to established specifications.
Assemble electromechanical or hydraulic systems.
Operate industrial equipment.
Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
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Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
100% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
99% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
82% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
80% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
79% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
75% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
73% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
70% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
66% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
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Tasks & Values

78% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
76% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
76% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
75% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
74% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Getting Started

Education:
53%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
19%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)

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