94204 Mechanical assemblers and inspectors

What this occupation covers

Mechanical assemblers assemble a wide variety of mechanical products such as trucks, buses, snowmobiles, garden tractors, automotive engines, transmissions, outboard motors, gearboxes, hydraulic pumps and sewing machines. Inspectors check and inspect subassemblies and finished products to ensure proper quality and product specifications. They are employed by machinery and transportation equipment manufacturers and by other manufacturing companies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 9 main duties for this code.

• Assemble, fit and install prefabricated parts to form subassemblies or finish products using hand and power tools
• Position, align and adjust parts for proper fit and assembly and connect cables, tubes and wires
• Fasten parts together using bolting and riveting equipment or other fastening and joining techniques
• Operate or tend automated assembling equipment, such as robotics and fixed automation equipment
• Operate small cranes to transport or position larger parts as required.
• Check subassemblies and inspect finished products for proper quality
• Check mechanical assemblies and subassemblies for alignment and proper functioning
• Test and check electrical assemblies and wiring for proper connections
• Perform minor adjustments and repairs.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 9 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 93200 Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors
• 72405 Machine fitters
• 94200 Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers
• 92023 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing

Excluded from this code

• Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors (See 93200 Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors)
• Machine fitters (See 72405 Machine fitters)
• Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers (See 94200 Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers)
• Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing (See 92023 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

agricultural equipment assembler · agricultural equipment assembly inspector · agricultural equipment bench assembler · agricultural equipment inspector · agricultural implement assembly inspector · agricultural implement bench assembler · agricultural implement gearcase assembler · agricultural implements assembly inspector · air-cooled engine assembler · all-terrain vehicles inspector · automobile gear assembler · automotive engine accessories assembler · automotive engine assembler · automotive engine quality-control assembly inspector · automotive production fitter · automotive radiator assembler · bench fitter - buses and trucks · bus and truck floor framer · bus and truck frame builder · bus assembler · bus parts inspector · carburetor assembler · carburetor assembly inspector · clutch assembler

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is required.
• Up to two years of on-the-job training are provided.
• Experience as a mechanical assembler may be required for inspectors in this unit group.