Light Industry Assembler Careers

Work Environment:

Being a light industry assembler, you'd assemble parts to create products in different industries, like automotive supplies or furniture making. A common work field is electronics, in which you may work on an assembly-line, fitting microchips to PCBs (printed-circuit boards) for products such as TVs.

Your tasks could comprise:

• performing regular quality inspections
• restocking supplies of components for your field of work

• maintaining administrative records updated
• assembling components in correct order as per assembly instructions
• packing products for delivery
• stating problem to technicians or shift supervisors in assembly procedure

Qualification, Education and Experience:

You don't necessitate any particular qualifications for this work. You might be required to take an entrance exam at interview phase to assess practical, reading and writing abilities. Few employers might want you to have GSCE grades with Mathematics and English, or design and technology.

You might be capable to gain entry to this profession by a scheme of Traineeship. The availability of Traineeships within your sector will rely on regional employment market and the kind of abilities employers want from employees.

You'll necessitate normal color vision for work, like electronic and electrical assembly.

Training Details:

You'd get training at the work by your employer, into company-policies such as health and safety. You'd work along with experienced employees who would demonstrate how to accomplish different assembly phases.

You can acquire vocational qualifications, comprising First and Second level NVQ into Performing Manufacturing-Operations.

For further details regarding vocational qualifications, check the website of the SEMTA.

Skills and knowledge:

• a readiness to work with flexible manner
• excellent concentration level
• the capability to comprehend designs and instructions
• excellent practical abilities
• excellent team-working skills
• speed and accurateness for executing repetitive-tasks

Salary and Other Benefits:

• Initial remunerations for light industry assembler can be about £13,000 for a year.
• By experience, light industry assemblers can receive around £14,000 to £18,000.
• And assemblers having supervisory responsibilities can get about £22,000 annually.

Working Conditions:

Usually, you'd work weekly for 38 to 41 hours. You may have to work as per shifts, with nights and weekends. You may also work on part time basis.

You'd be working within a factory. You may need to put on protecting overalls, eye protectors, helmets or gloves, based on the industry.

Different Opportunities:

You can discover work chances within manufacturing firms all through the UK. You can also find work opportunities within IT, electrical and electronics companies.

Employment openings are publicized by regional press, Directgov website, recruitment organizations or by approaching firms directly.

By experience you can advance to quality control assistant, shift supervisor or team head.

Here are certain examples of light technician resume for excelling in your interested career.

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