Metal Furniture Machine Operator Assemblers

The various technologies used for the smoothening, polishing and buffing of fabricated metal workpieces.

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The process of working with metals to create individual parts, assemblies, or large-scale structures.

The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

Qualities, specifications, applications and reactions to different fabricating processes of various types of metal, such as steel, aluminium, brass, copper and others.

Apply a layer of protective solutions such as permethrine to protect the product from damage such as corrosion, fire or parasites, using a spray gun or paintbrush.

Align and arrange steel and metal parts in order to assemble complete products; use the appropriate hand tools and gauges.

Operate cutting and measuring instruments in order to cut/shape pieces of metal into given dimensions.

Heat steel and metals in fire; adjust and regulate heat controls to reach appropriate pouring temperature.

Join together pieces of metal using soldering and welding materials.

Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in …

Evaluate which deficient processed workpieces do not meet the set-up standard and should be removed and sort the waste according to regulations.

Remove individual workpieces after processing, from the manufacturing machine or the machine tool. In case of a conveyor belt this involves quick, continuous movement.

Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.

Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the …

Supply the machine with the necessary tools and items for a particular production purpose.

Operate welding equipment in a safe manner; use welding techniques such as shielded metal arc welding or flux-cored arc welding.

Fabricate metal parts, using equipment such as drill presses and engine lathes.

Maintain machinery and equipment in order to ensure that it is clean and in safe, working order. Perform routine maintenance on equipment and adjust when necessary, using hand and power …

Operate machines and equipment used for making furniture parts and the assembling of furniture.

Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.

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The computer-aided design (CAD) software for creating, modifying, analysing or optimising a design.

Analyse the ability of products to endure stress imposed by temperature, loads, motion, vibration and other factors, by using mathematical formulas and computer simulations.

Design prototypes of products or components of products by applying design and engineering principles.

Dispose of possibly hazardous waste material created in the cutting process, such as swarf, scrap and slugs, sort according to regulations, and clean up workplace.

Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.

Inspect and mark parts of the workpiece to indicate how they will fit into the finished product.

Use a paint gun to coat or paint surfaces of items which are stationary or moving on a conveyor belt. Load the equipment with the suitable type of paint and …

Perform tests on products' models to analyse the ability of products to endure temperature, loads, motion, vibration and other factors.

Test processed workpieces or products for basic faults.

Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its …

Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.

Evaluate when to invest in replacing machines or machine tools and take the necessary actions.

Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

Write down a report with all your findings encountered during the stress analysis. Write down performances, failures and other conclusions.

Apply the most optimal spraying techniques, such as a perpendicular spraying angle, maintenance at a consistent distance, trigger the spray gun gradually, overlap surface spots, and others.

Operate a semi-automatic or handheld spray gun designed to provide the surface of a workpiece with a hard, durable finishing coat, safely and according to regulations.

Repair broken components or systems of machinery and equipment used for making furniture, using hand and power tools.