Job Description:

• 1) Assembles major household or commercial appliances, such as ranges, ovens, washing machines, dryers, refrigeration units, water heaters, and dishwashers, using handtools: Obtains specified parts or subassemblies.

• 2) Aligns holes, inserts screws or bolts, and tightens them, using nut runner or power screwdriver, to assemble preformed panels and support brackets to base.

• 3) Bolts subassemblies, such as motors, pumps, transmissions, control panels, blowers, heating units, and doors, using wrenches and power nut runners.

• 4) Aligns doors, brackets, racks, and moving parts before tightening to achieve appearance, fit, and movement specified.

• 5) Packs or folds insulation between panels.

• 6) Connects electrical wires on control panel to motors, heating units, or blowers, according to color and length of wire, by forcing plug connectors together and sliding plastic insulators over connection.

• 7) Lubricates moving parts, using grease paddle or oilcan.

• 8) May place panels in fixture to align for bolting.

• 9) May clamp test wires to machine and observe meter and light to test for shorts, grounds, and wattage.

• 10) May be designated according to appliance assembled as Air-Conditioning-Unit Assembler; Assembler, Coolers; Automobile Air-Conditioner Assembler; Clothes-Drier Assembler; Electric-Range Assembler; Washing-Machine Assembler.