Job Overview
Job Title Motor Winding Technician
Division: Operation Department
Reports to: Electrical Maintenance Foreman / Supervisor
Authorization: OP GM Date: May 2020
Job Summary
A Motor Winding Technician is responsible rewind AC & DC electric motors and generators, ranging from small 230/460 volt motors up to 2000hp medium voltage motors. Duties include stripping, taking data, insulating, making coils, and general winding processes.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assembles and tests electric motor and generator stators, armatures, or rotors: Inspects cores for defects and aligns laminations, using hammer and drift.
- Files burrs from core slots, using hand file, portable power file, and scraper.
- Lines slots with sheet insulation and inserts coils into slots.
- Cuts, strips, and bends wire leads at ends of coils, using pliers and wire scrapers.
- Twists leads together to connect coils.
- Taps coil and end windings to shape, using hammer and fiber block.
- Tests windings for motor-housing clearance, grounds, and short circuits, using clearance gauge, growler, spring-steel blade, telephone receiver, insulation tester, and resistance bridge.
- Winds new coils on armatures, stators, or rotors of used motors and generators.
- May rewind defective coils.
- May be designated according to motor part wound as Armature Winder; Rotor Winder; Stator Winder.
Job Specification
Vocational Training: High school diploma or equivalent
Vocational Career: Approximately 10 years experience in a relevant field.
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Skills and Ability
- Mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to work alone or within a team.
- Focused on safety and quality.
- Positive attitude.
- Excellent attendance and punctuality.
- Ability to understand, perform and retain various skill-related training and operation and safety procedures.
- Ability to instruct, mentor and lead associates in the rewind department.