Skills
31 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Overview
Industrial machinery assemblers build equipment such as industrial robots, assembly-line machines and labelling machines using hand tools, welding equipment and computer-controlled machines.
In job descriptions, look for machine assembly, installation, blueprints, pre-assembly checks, welding, automated machines, industrial equipment inspection, maintenance records and product quality checks.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Industrial machinery assembler work is practical machine building. Assemblers read drawings, prepare parts, fit mechanical units, use hand or welding tools, check alignment and hand over machines for testing or installation.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes mechanics, machine assembly, industrial equipment inspection, pre-assembly checks, installation, welding, automated machines, maintenance records and clear technical communication.
Salary context
Salary context depends on machine complexity, precision requirements, welding or installation duties, automated equipment exposure, quality-control responsibility, shift pattern and whether the role troubleshoots installed machines.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior assembler, installation technician, maintenance technician, quality inspector, assembly instruction writing, team coordination or specialist work with robots, pumps, compressors or valves.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name blueprints, assembly benches, final assembly, sub-assembly, welding equipment, CNC or automated machines, inspection routines, maintenance documentation and customer-site installation.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Occupation group
Mechanical machinery assemblers (8211)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/be0e6189-46a5-4b90-8622-2d1988efba1a |
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| ESCO code | 8211.2 |
| ISCO group | 8211 |
| Concept type | Occupation |