How to become a Product Assembler

Duties & Tasks of a Product Assembler

Product assemblers:

• Locate, position and secure components on workbenches
• Punch and drill mounting holes in parts and assembled products
• Assemble and secure components in sequence
• Assemble parts by nailing, screwing, gluing and pinning, riveting, soldering and spot welding components
• Fit hardware items, such as hinges, catches and knobs, to parts
• Attach and fasten jewellery parts to fabricate bracelets, necklaces, brooches and earrings
• Remove raised edges and finish items using files, grinding wheels and emery paper
• Check products to identify and reject defective items
• Work under instruction from leading hands or supervisors
• Pack products into boxes and stack onto pallets
• Operate automatic and semi-automatic machinery and tools, such as conveyor belts, bottling machines or soldering irons
• Manually wind light electrical field coils.

Tasks

• Fitting hardware items, such as hinges, catches and knobs, to parts
• Assembling parts by nailing, screwing, gluing and dowelling, riveting, crimping, soldering and spot welding components
• Deburring and finishing items using files, grinding wheels and emery paper
• Locating, positioning and securing components on workbenches
• Attaching and fastening jewellery and jewellery parts to fabricate bracelets, necklaces, brooches and earrings
• Assembling and securing components in sequence
• Punching and drilling mounting holes in parts and assembled products
• May manually wind light electrical field coils

Working conditions for a Product Assembler

Product assemblers work in factories and workshops usually under close supervision. Working conditions can be noisy and they may be required to stand for long periods while performing repetitive work. Factories will often rotate their staff so that they are not doing the same task for too long and so that staff are multiskilled across production operations.

Employment Opportunities for a Product Assembler

Product assemblers are employed by a wide range of manufacturing and processing companies in metropolitan areas and larger country towns.

Specializations

Process Worker

A process worker assembles components and performs production line operations and other manual duties in factories.

Electric and Electronic Goods Assembler

An electric and electronic goods assembler joins parts and wires, manually or using simple tools, to assemble switchboards, light switches, heaters, car audio systems, telecommunications systems and other electrical and electronic equipment.

Machinery Assembler

A machinery assembler joins metal parts together to assemble machines.

Metal Goods Assembler

A metal goods assembler operates automatic or semi-automatic machines or machine tools to assemble hinges, door handles and other metal products.

Computer Assembly Technician

A computer assembly technician builds computers from component parts, including circuit boards, disk drives, cables and switches.

Product Assembler

Product assemblers put together components and subassemblies that go into the production of metal products, electrical and electronic equipment, joinery products, jewellery and precious metal articles.

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  Average age

  46

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  Future Growth

  Decline

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  Gender Share

  22% female

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  Average full-time

  40 hours

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  Weekly Pay

  $1,114

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  Skill level rating

  Entry level

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  Unemployment

  Higher Unemployment

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  Full-Time Share

  81%

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  Employment Size

  22,600

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  Employment by state

  ACT: 0.3%
  NSW: 28.8%
  NT: 0.1%
  QLD: 13.7%
  SA: 11.0%
  TAS: 0.7%
  VIC: 40.4%
  WA: 4.9%
  
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  Age brackets

  15-19: 3.3%
  20-24: 8.9%
  25-34: 18%
  35-44: 20.6%
  45-54: 26.3%
  55-59: 12.4%
  60-64: 7.7%
  65 and Over: 2.8%
  
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  Education level

  Advanced Diploma/Diploma: 6.4%
  Bachelor degree: 7.2%
  Below Year 10: 9.7%
  Certificate III/IV: 20.3%
  Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate: 1.5%
  Year 10 and below: 28.3%
  Year 11: 8.8%
  Year 12: 27.4%
  Years 11 & 10: 30.8%