Door and Window Assemblers
Job description
These individuals assemble prefabricated parts to make doors and windows. These products can be mass-produced or custom-made.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Nontoxic dust
- Noise
Main tasks
- Prepare materials according to the specifications received.
- Assemble the different components of doors and windows.
- Inspect parts and products to ensure that they comply with quality standards.
- Pack products.
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in finition de meubles
Placement rate: 68.4%
9.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- A few years of secondary school education may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Information processing
- Result evaluation
- Critical thought
- Monitoring operations
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Quality control analysis
- Active learning
- Operations and control
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Limb coordination
- Core strength
- Hand-arm stability
- Awareness of issues
- Manual dexterity
- Static muscle power
- Information organization
- Perception speed
- Near vision
- Digital dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Deductive reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Distance vision
- Auditory attention
- Selective attention
- Classification
- Oral comprehension
- Endurance
- Depth perception
- Colour perception and distinction
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Speech clarity
- Written comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Hearing sensitivity
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Versatility
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Respect standards and regulations
- Timeliness
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
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.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Assemblers and inspectors of other wood products (CNP 94211)
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
Last update: January 29, 2026