Job description Mechanical Fitter in the Southwest Region

Find out what work is like for a mechanical fitter in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Machine fitters (NOC 72405).

Machine fitters

Description

Machine fitters fit, assemble and otherwise build heavy industrial machinery and transportation equipment, including aircraft engines. They are employed in industrial machinery and transportation equipment manufacturing industries.

Work week duration

Machine fitters usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Machine fitters have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Read and interpret blueprints, sketches and diagrams to determine assembly operations
  • Fit and assemble prefabricated metal parts to build heavy industrial machinery and equipment such as construction, farming, and processing machinery, railway vehicles and aircraft engines
  • Move and align subassemblies and components using lifting and transporting devices such as overhead cranes
  • Install major components such as gears, pumps, motors or hydraulic assemblies
  • Inspect parts, subassemblies and finished products to ensure quality.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Handling material manually
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Standing
  • Walking and running

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Machine fitters are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Industrial machinery manufacturing companies
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing companies

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Standard safety equipment
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
  • Sound and noise

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 72405), and a list of similar occupations:

  • aircraft engine fitter
  • assembly fitter
  • heavy equipment fitter
  • machine builder
  • machine fitter
  • machine tool builder
  • mechanical fitter

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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