How to become a battery assembler

Official title: Battery assembler

Battery assembler assembles cells and other components in a container (battery case) to make a complete storage battery. He/she inserts cells into containers according to the prescribed polarity arrangement, installs covers on cells and fits intercell connectors on posts. He/she burns connectors to posts, pours compound over cells to fill cracks and seal the battery in the case.

Main tasks

• Assembling component parts and electrical and electronic systems and positioning, aligning and fastening units to assemblies, sub-assemblies, or frames using hand or power tools, soldering and micro-welding equipment
• Reviewing work orders, specifications, diagrams and drawings to determine materials needed and assembly instructions
• Recording production and operational data on specified forms

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Electrical equipment/component assembler
• Electronic equipment/component assembler
• Mechanical equipment/component assembler
• Electrical/Electronic products quality checker/tester
• Mechanical products quality checker/tester

Not sure this is for you? Take the 2-minute career quiz

Questions people ask

Will AI change the work of a battery assembler?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026