Other Products Assemblers, Finishers and Inspectors

Nature of work

Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors assemble, finish and inspect components or products of materials like jewellery, silverware, buttons, pencils, non-prescription lenses, brushes, clocks and watches, musical instruments, sporting goods, toys and other miscellaneous products. They work for a variety of manufacturing companies.

Job duties

Assemblers and finishers:

• Use machines or hand tools to cut, shape and fit materials to form parts and to make components or products.
• Load supplies into hoppers of dispensing units or manually align, feed or otherwise place materials into machines.
• Screw, clip, glue, bond, weld or otherwise assemble parts and components to form final products.
• Sand, trim, grind or clean products into final form using hand tools.
• Clean workstations and remove scraps, dust, shavings or other by-products from machinery and surrounding areas.
• May make routine changes of dies, nozzles or other machinery attachments as required.

Inspectors:

• Check manufactured items for defects and for conformance to specifications, visually or using sample models and instruments.
• Attach seals or tags to approved items and return defective products for repair or recycle.
• Complete reports on product inspection.

Sample job titles

• antenna assembler
• bicycle assembler
• brush making machine operator
• button machine operator
• camera assembly inspector
• crayon making machine tender
• eyeglass frame assembler
• golf club assembler
• jewellery annealer
• lampshade assembler
• piano assembly inspector
• prism maker operator
• skate press operator
• sports ball moulder
• stuffing machine tender
• tennis ball maker operator
• toy inspector
• venetian blind assembler
• watch assembler

Skills

• These jobs need mechanical skill and physical fitness. Good spatial perception, form perception, and hand-eye coordination are important. You must be accurate and pay close attention to detail.

Job requirements

• Some high school education is usually required.
• Experience as a manufacturing labourer in the same company may be required.
• On-the-job training is provided.

Other considerations

• There is little or no movement among the various assemblers and inspectors in this group. Movement to supervisor positions is possible with experience.

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