Machine Fitters
Job description
These individuals adjust, assemble, and construct heavy industrial machinery and transportation equipment.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Odours
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
- Fire, steam, hot surfaces
- Electricity
Main tasks
- Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, and diagrams to determine assembly procedures.
- Fit and assemble prefabricated metal parts to build machinery and industrial equipment.
- Move and align machine subsets and components.
- Install large components (gearboxes, pumps, motors, etc.).
- Check parts, subsets and finished products for quality control.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 6.8% Female
- 93.2% Male
- 6.8% Female
- 93.2% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 336431% of jobs
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NAICS 33319% of jobs
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NAICS 3267% of jobs
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NAICS 415% of jobs
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NAICS 235% of jobs
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Others33% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 336431% of jobs
-
NAICS 33319% of jobs
-
NAICS 3267% of jobs
-
NAICS 415% of jobs
-
NAICS 235% of jobs
-
Others33% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in automated Systems Electromechanics
Placement rate: 74.4%
14.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in Électromécanique de systèmes automatisés
Placement rate: 82.4%
12.9% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in mécanique industrielle de construction et d'entretien
Placement rate: 85.3%
10.7% of graduates pursue further studies
College
Sometimes required
- A four-year machine fitting apprenticeship program is usually required.
- A certificate of qualification in a related trade may be required
- Job-related experience may be required or an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Monitoring operations
- Operations and control
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Coordination
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
Abilities
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-arm stability
- Digital dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Limb coordination
- Near vision
- Selective attention
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Reaction time
- Visualization
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Classification
- Speed control
- Speech recognition
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Autonomy
- Capacity to adapt
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Versatility
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 72405
Machine fitters
Job titles
- Machine fitter
- Manufacturing machinery fitter
- Machine tool integrator
- Machine builder-fitter
- Assembly fitter
- Ship machinery fitter
- Heavy equipment fitter
- Compressor fitter
- Crane fitter
- Locomotive fitter
- Agricultural machinery fitter
- Mining machinery fitter
- Logging machinery fitter
- Food-processing machine fitter
- Textile machinery fitter
- Production equipment fitter
- Grader fitter
- Turbine fitter
- Railway coach fitter
- Machinery manufacturing fitter
- Mechanical fitter
- Machine fitter charge hand
- Assembly mechanic-fitter lead hand
- Agricultural machinery builder
- Machine builder
- Machine tool builder
- Machine tool builder-integrator
- Locomotive builder
- Pulp and paper machinery builder
- Chemical-processing machine builder
- Ship engine fitter
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026