"Electric Motor and Switch Assemblers and Repairer"

Job Description - Part 1 - Duties and Tasks

 

Job Duties and Tasks for: "Electric Motor and Switch Assemblers and Repairer"

1) Repairs and rebuilds defective mechanical parts in electric motors, generators, and related equipment, using hand tools and power tools.

2) Rewinds coils on core while core is in slots, or makes replacement coils, using coil-winding machine.

 

3) Rewires electrical systems and repairs or replaces electrical accessories.

4) Installs, secures, and aligns parts, using hand tools, welding equipment, and electrical meters.

5) Replaces defective parts, such as coil leads, carbon brushes, and connecting wires, using soldering equipment.

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6) Tests for overheating, using speed gauges and thermometers.

7) Reassembles repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings, using hand tools and electrical meters.

8) Records repairs required, parts used, and labor time.

9) Refaces, reams, and polishes commutators and machine parts to specified tolerances, using machine tools.

10) Cuts and forms insulation and inserts insulation into armature, rotor, or stator slots.

11) Inspects parts for wear or damage, or reads work order or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.

 

12) Assembles electrical parts, such as alternators, generators, starting devices, and switches, following schematic drawings, using hand, machine, and power tools.

13) Tests charges and replaces batteries.

14) Adjusts working parts, such as fan belt tension, voltage output, contacts and springs, using hand tools, and verifies corrections, using gauges.

 

15) Cuts and removes parts, such as defective coils and insulation.

16) Measures velocity, horsepower, r.p.m., amperage, circuitry, and voltage of unit or parts, using electrical meters and mechanical testing devices.

17) Disassembles defective unit, using hand tools.

18) Lifts units or parts, such as motors or generators, using crane or chain hoist.

19) Scrapes and cleans units or parts, using cleaning solvent, and lubricates moving parts.

Job Description for "Electric Motor and Switch Assemblers and Repairer" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

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