Machine Fitters
Other titles : assembly fitter, heavy equipment fitter, machine builder, mechanical fitter
Details
Description :
Machine fitters fit, assemble and otherwise build heavy industrial machinery and transportation equipment, including aircraft engines. They are employed in industrial machinery and transportation equipment manufacturing industries.
Main duties :
- read and interpret blueprints, sketches and diagrams to determine assembly operations;
- fit and assemble prefabricated metal parts to build heavy industrial machinery and equipment such as construction, farming, and processing machinery, railway vehicles and aircraft engines;
- move and align subassemblies and components using lifting and transporting devices such as overhead cranes;
- install major components such as gears, pumps, motors or hydraulic assemblies;
- inspect parts, subassemblies and finished products to ensure quality.
Regions where this career
has the best propspects:
- Lanaudière
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
- Capitale-Nationale
- Laval
- Chaudière-Appalaches
- Laurentides
- Centre-du-Québec
Training
Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS)
Industrial Construction and Maintenance Mechanics
Program length: 2 years
Program Objectives
To develop in the students the competencies required to integrate harmoniously into the school and work environments, to interpret drawings, specifications and other technical documentation, to diagnose malfunctions in equipment, to apply the techniques needed to practise the trade and to maintain, repair and install industrial equipment.
Where this program is available
Attestation of Vocational Specialization (AVS)
Programs
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Preventive and Prospective Industrial Maintenance Mechanics
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Mécanique d'entretien en commandes industrielles
Preventive and Prospective Industrial Maintenance Mechanics
Program length: 6 months
Program Objectives
To acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to compile information on the operating parameters of a piece of equipment, diagnose problems in order to prevent or detect any breakdowns, devise, apply and change maintenance programs, maintain mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and electronic systems using maintenance manuals (print or electronic media) describing the routine work to be done or the readings and measurements to be taken, use maintenance software as well as reading instruments and analyzers in order to acquire a comprehensive and systematic understanding of how industrial machines work and to be able to read very complex plans and specifications.
Where this program is available
Mécanique d'entretien en commandes industrielles
(Training program available in French only)
Program length: 6 months
Program Objectives
Acquérir les connaissances et les compétences nécessaires pour installer, réparer, entretenir et mettre en service des commandes par hydraulique proportionnelle et automates programmables, avec une expertise très avancée en ce qui a trait aux commandes des systèmes mécaniques, hydrauliques, électrohydrauliques, à hydraulique proportionnelle, des systèmes pneumatiques et électropneumatiques, effectuer du dépannage, poser des diagnostics, réparer, installer ces machines, travailler sur les commandes de systèmes (pompes, presses, ventilateurs, variateurs et réducteurs de vitesse, convoyeurs, compacteurs, équipement de manutention, compresseurs, moteurs électriques, etc.), porter un intérêt aux nouvelles technologies et s’intéresser au travail scientifique.
Where this program is available
Admission requirements for an AVS
To enroll in an AVS program, a DVS or equivalent experience in a related field is required. The AVS is issued upon the successful completion of a program that upgrades skills or provides specialization in a particular trade or occupation.