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machinery assembly coordinator

Machinery assembly coordinators prepare and plan the manufacturing of machinery. They monitor the entire production process and ensure that individual assemblies and resources are provided on time.

machinery assembly coordinator machinery assembly coordinators prepare and plan the manufacturing of machinery. They monitor the entire production process and ensure that individual assemblies and resources are provided on time. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include create solutions to problems, oversee production requirements, manage teamwork, plan manufacturing processes, manage resources.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £28,656 a year for Records clerks and assistants (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

Middle half of full-time jobs: £25,500 to £33,159 a year

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 4131). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Clerical support workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only machinery assembly coordinator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹26,514 a month
Rural India
₹20,901 a month
All India
₹24,289 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 4. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

create solutions to problems oversee production requirements manage teamwork plan manufacturing processes manage resources coordinate operational activities keep records of work progress report on production results communicate production plan liaise with managers

Knowledge you'll build

  • Production and Processing
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Administrative
  • Administration and Management
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • Transportation

What you'd actually do

  • Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
  • Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
  • Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
  • Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
  • Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
  • Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.

Tools & technology you'd use

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Frequently asked questions

What does machinery assembly coordinator do?

Machinery assembly coordinators prepare and plan the manufacturing of machinery. They monitor the entire production process and ensure that individual assemblies and resources are provided on time.

What skills does machinery assembly coordinator need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include create solutions to problems, oversee production requirements, manage teamwork, plan manufacturing processes, manage resources, coordinate operational activities. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace machinery assembly coordinator?

Our AI-durability model gives machinery assembly coordinator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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