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94203.01 – Assemblers, industrial electrical motors and transformers

Assemblers, industrial electrical motors and transformers assemble and fit heavy-duty industrial electrical equipment.

Overview

Example job titles

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

Core competencies

  • Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment to assess equipment indicators and respond promptly to any abnormalities, including observing equipment performance, checking for proper alignment, lubrication or functionality of moving parts
  • Quality Control Testing to ensure assembled industrial electrical equipment meets rigorous quality standards and specifications before being deployed or shipped to customers
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness to steadily make electrical connections using crimping, brazing and soldering equipment
  • Spatial Visualization to assemble and fit metal and other prefabricated parts according to blueprints in order to build electric motors and transformers
  • Attention to Detail to catch potential issues early in the assembly process by carefully following instructions, checking for proper alignment and fit and ensuring all components are securely connected
  • Knowledge in Electrical and Electronics to correctly identify and handle electrical components, ensure proper wiring connections or understand the implications of electrical specifications and requirements

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following 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.

Additional information

  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

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

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

94 – Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing

Sub-major group

942 – Assemblers and inspectors in manufacturing

Minor group

9420 – Mechanical, electrical and electronics assemblers and inspectors

Unit group

94203 – Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers

Occupational profile

94203.01 – Assemblers, industrial electrical motors and transformers

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