Assemblers and Fabricators

Assemblers and Fabricators typically perform the following tasks: • Assemble parts, fittings, or subassemblies on aircraft, using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, or fasteners, such as bolts, screws, rivets, or clamps. • Read blueprints, illustrations, or specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations, or identities or relationships of parts. • Attach brackets, hinges, or clips to secure or support components or subassemblies, using bolts, screws, rivets, chemical bonding, or welding. • Inspect or test installed units, parts, systems, or assemblies for fit, alignment, performance, defects, or compliance with standards, using measuring instruments or test equipment. • Adjust, repair, rework, or replace parts or assemblies to ensure proper operation. • Cut, trim, file, bend, or smooth parts to ensure proper fit and clearance. • Fabricate parts needed for assembly or installation, using shop machinery or equipment. • Layout and mark reference points and locations for installation of parts or components, using jigs, templates, or measuring and marking instruments. • Clean, oil, or coat system components, as necessary, before assembly or attachment. • Assemble prefabricated parts to form subassemblies. • Set, align, adjust, or synchronize aircraft armament or rigging or control system components to established tolerances or requirements, using sighting devices and hand tools. • Join structural assemblies, such as wings, tails, or fuselage. • Position and align subassemblies in jigs or fixtures, using measuring instruments and following blueprint lines and index points. • Assemble prototypes or integrated-technology demonstrators of new or emerging environmental technologies for aircraft. • Manually install structural assemblies or signal crane operators to position assemblies for joining. • Align, fit, assemble, connect, or install system components, using jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, hand tools, or power tools. • Set up or operate machines or systems to crimp, cut, bend, form, swage, flare, bead, burr, or straighten tubing, according to specifications. • Place and connect control cables to electronically controlled units, using hand tools, ring locks, cotter keys, threaded connectors, turnbuckles, or related devices. • Install mechanical linkages and actuators, using tensiometers to verify tension of cables. • Clean aircraft structures, parts, or components, using aqueous, semi-aqueous, aliphatic hydrocarbon, or organic solvent cleaning products or techniques to reduce carbon or other harmful emissions.