Vessel engine assembler jobs in Finland
Vessel engine assemblers build and install prefabricated parts to form engines used for all types of vessels such as electric motors, nuclear reactors, gas turbine engines, outboard motors, two-stroke or four-stroke diesel engines and, in some cases, marine steam engines. They review specifications and technical drawings to determine materials and assembly instructions. They inspect and test the engines and reject malfunctioning components.
Vessel engine assembler – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 17.04 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 13.21 €/h |
| Top tenth | 22.81 €/h |
| Employees | 12,558 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 15.85 €/h | 2,250 |
| Men | 17.32 €/h | 10,308 |
Vessel engine assembler - Which skills are essential?
Know the characteristics, maintenance requirements and operating procedures of various kinds of engines such as gas, diesel, electrical, and engines with steam propulsion plants.
Securely bolt together engine components manually or using power tools.
Apply preparatory treatment, through mechanical or chemical processes, to the workpiece preceding the main operation.
The mechanics involved in boats and ships. Understand the technicalities and participate in discussions over related topics in order to solve problems related to the mechanics.
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Align and lay out components in order to put them together correctly according to blueprints and technical plans.
Operate power driven pumps. Use hand tools or power tools. Use vehicle repair tools or safety equipment.
Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.
Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
Inspect vessels, vessel components, and equipment; ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
Read the technical drawings of a product made by the engineer in order to suggest improvements, make models of the product or operate it.
Fasten components together according to blueprints and technical plans in order to create subassemblies or finished products.
Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.
Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.
Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.
Know the different engine components, and their operation and maintenance. Understand when repairs and replacement should be undertaken.
Vessel engine assembler - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.
Repair identified problems with internal combustion engines, external combustion engines and electrical motors. Replace and fix faulty parts by using hand and machine tools.
The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.
The engineering processes that combine electrical and mechanical engineering in the application of electromechanics in devices that need electricity to create mechanical movement or devices that create electricity by mechanical movement.
Use welding equipment to melt and join together pieces of metal or steel; wear protective eyewear during the working process.
Record data which has been identified specifically during preceding tests in order to verify that outputs of the test produce specific results or to review the reaction of the subject under exceptional or unusual input.
Diagnose engine damage or malfunctions by inspecting mechanical equipment; utilise instruments such as chassis charts, pressure gauges, and motor analysers.
The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.
Operate various kinds of tools and equipment used in riveting processes, such a pin hammer and a rivet set, handheld squeezers, a hammer and bucking bar, a pneumatic hammer, a rivet gun, and others.
Use equipment to test performance and operation of machinery.
Use computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programmes to control machinery and machine tools in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation as part of the manufacturing processes of workpieces.
Correct and adjust the reliability of an electronic instrument by measuring output and comparing results with the data of a reference device or a set of standardised results. This is done in regular intervals which are set by the manufacturer and using calibration devices.
Re-assemble transport equipment engines after overhaul, inspection, repair, maintenace or cleaning according to blueprints and technical plans.
The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications. Apply this knowledge to ensure electronic equipment runs smoothly.
Clean components before fixing them to other compounds or units of components during the assembly process.
Recognise the symptoms of metal showing oxidation reactions with the environment resulting in rusting, copper pitting, stress cracking, and others, and estimate the rate of corrosion.
Conduct experimental, environmental and operational tests on models, prototypes or on the systems and equipment itself in order to test their strength and capabilities under normal and extreme conditions.
Transport heavy objects using lifting equipment such as cranes, forklifts etc.
Collaborate with engineers to ensure common understanding and discuss product design, development and improvement.
Send equipment that didn't pass inspection back to the assembly line for re-assembly.
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
The various types of rivets used in manufacturing, such as solid head rivets, blind rivets, drive rivets, semi-tubular rivets, oscar rivets, flush rivets, and others.
Disassemble internal combustion engines, generators, pumps, transmissions and other components of mechanical equipment.
Tend a metalworking machine designed to join metal pieces by automatically shooting mechanical fasteners, rivets, into them, monitor and operate it according to regulations.
Set up and programme an automotive robot working on machine processes and substituting or collaboratively supporting human labour, such as the six-axis automotive robot.
Position the engine on a stand or in a cell, ready for testing, by using a hoist or overhead crane.
Use soldering equipment, such as a soldering gun, a soldering torch or a gas-powered iron, to melt and join together pieces of metal or steel.
Write records of the repairs and maintenance interventions undertaken, of parts and materials used, and other repair facts.