Ammunition assembler

Code 8219.1

Ammunition assemblers put together explosives and other ammunition components. They perform this work in mass production in ammunition factories. The production itself focuses on the manufacturing of cartridges or projectiles.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • explosives
  • manufacturing of weapons and ammunition
  • materials of die
  • quality standards
  • types of cartridges
  • types of ammunition
  • types of propellants

Skills and competences

  • Montar rótulas, casquillos y rodamientos
  • assemble bombs
  • check quality of raw materials
  • assemble ammunition
  • extract products from moulds
  • operate bullet press
  • finish shells

Transversal competences

  • perform product testing

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences