Overview
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.
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Assemblers
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.
Electrical fitters and wirers
Interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics and blueprints
Fit motor starters, contactors, capacitors, circuit breakers, voltage regulators, printed circuit boards or other electrical control devices into switchboards and panelboards to produce automated processing control equipment, electrical distribution panels, or other industrial electrical control equipment
Wire electrical connections for switchboards and panelboards
Assemble panelboard and switchboard cabinets and install bus bars used to carry heavy electrical current
May operate metal fabricating equipment to fabricate or modify bus bars.
Inspectors
Monitor production and troubleshoot production problems
Check final assembly of electric motors, transformers or control equipment for adherence to quality control standards
Collect, record and summarize inspection results.