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4111-11 General Mechanical Engineering
Tradesperson
Machines, fits, assembles and repairs metal parts,
sub-assemblies and manufactured parts using a range of
processes, tools and machines.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate
III or higher qualification.
Tasks Include:
- reads and interprets drawings and specifications
- sets up and adjusts metalworking machines and equipment
- operates machines to produce parts or tools by turning,
boring, milling, planing, shaping, slotting, grinding or drilling
metal stock or components
- fits and assembles metal parts, tools or sub-assemblies,
including welding or brazing parts
- cuts, threads, bends and installs fluid power pipes and lines
- checks accuracy and quality of finished parts, tools or
sub-assemblies
- fabricates tools, dies, plastic moulds and jigs, or lays out and
finishes cavities in die blocks
- dismantles faulty tools and assemblies and repairs or replaces
defective parts
- may control electroplating processes and maintains solutions
to coat metal articles or other parts with non-ferrous metals
- may program, set up and operate computer and numerically
controlled machines
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