What Do Team Assemblers Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Team Assemblers work as part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire product or component of a product. Team assemblers can perform all tasks conducted by the team in the assembly process and rotate through all or most of them rather than being assigned to a specific task on a permanent basis. May participate in making management decisions affecting the work. Includes team leaders who work as part of the team. They also perform quality checks on products and parts.

Other tasks include:

• Package finished products and prepare them for shipment.
• Review work orders and blueprints to ensure work is performed according to specifications.
• Complete production reports to communicate team production level to management.
• Rotate through all the tasks required in a particular production process.
• Determine work assignments and procedures.
• Maintain production equipment and machinery.

We asked Team Assemblers how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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50% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 40% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Team Assemblers shovel, sweep, or otherwise clean work areas. They package finished products and prepare them for shipment.

• Perform quality checks on products and parts.
• Maintain production equipment and machinery.
• Complete production reports to communicate team production level to management.
• Determine work assignments and procedures.
• Rotate through all the tasks required in a particular production process.

We asked some Team Assemblers a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	43% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	80% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	12% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	41% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Team Assemblers also supervise assemblers and train employees on job procedures. They may also operate machinery and heavy equipment, such as forklifts.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Team Assemblers Provide assistance in the production of wiring assemblies. They might also Determine work assignments and procedures.

In addition, they Package finished products and prepare them for shipment.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Maintain production equipment and machinery.

To some Team Assemblers, it is also their responsibility to Shovel, sweep, or otherwise clean work areas.

Working life

Standard 40 hour work week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Team Assembler, you can expect to work 40 hour work week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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