Description

Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors of industrial electrical motors and transformers assemble, fabricate, fit, wire and inspect heavy-duty industrial electrical equipment. They are employed by manufacturers of industrial electric motors, transformers, control equipment, railway locomotives, transit vehicles and other heavy electrical equipment.

Job Titles

• Industrial electric equipment assembler
• Motor and generator assembler and wirer

Main Duties

• Assemble and fit metal and other prefabricated parts to close tolerances according to blueprints to build heavy-duty electric motors or transformers
• Assemble stators or armatures for heavy-duty electric motors; compress steel laminations to build transformer cores; assemble windings into core using overhead cranes and make electrical connections using crimping, brazing and soldering equipment
• Assemble and fit electrical motor or transformer auxiliary equipment such as bushings, tap changes, conduit boxes, heating devices, protective equipment and cooling equipment
• Set up and adjust production machinery and equipment, such as coil winding machines, for the manufacture of heavy-duty electrical equipment
• May perform basic tests on electric motors.

Workplaces

• Control equipment
• Industrial electric motors
• Railway locomotives
• Transformers
• Transit vehicles

Skills

• Operation and Control
• Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
• Quality Control Testing
• Setting Up
• Troubleshooting

Abilities

• Spatial Visualization
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Auditory Attention
• Body Flexibility
• Colour Perception

Personal Attributes

• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Independence
• Social Orientation
• Active Learning

Similar Occupations

• Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing (94202)

Source: OaSIS