Electric Motor Coil Winder (Experienced and Entry-Level)
About The Position
The Electric Motor Coil Winder role includes experienced and entry-level opportunities. Experienced Winding Technicians are expected to have working knowledge of electric motor repair shop services. Entry-level employees are taught to prepare and strip stators and/or armatures for AC/DC electric motors and special equipment. The work involves preparing motor components for rewinding, manufacturing and installing coils, testing windings and motors, and completing other routine duties assigned by management. Some stripping work requires using a respirator and tolerating the stripping-room environment and temperatures.
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- Electrical or mechanical aptitude.
Nice To Haves
- Three to five years of experience reading electrical schematics is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Learn and perform the motor stripping process, including core-loss testing laminations, collecting winding data, cutting winding heads with an abrasive saw, heating windings to around 400 degrees Fahrenheit, hydraulically extracting coils, and removing remaining insulation and insulation paper.
- Take physical and electrical measurements and verify winding connections.
- Clean, scrape, sand, file, and deburr lamination steel cores in preparation for rewinding.
- Prepare winding slot insulation by measuring, cutting, folding, and creasing it.
- Insert coils into lamination slots according to connection data and tape coils with insulation tape.
- Assist with dipping, trickling, vacuum pressure, and encapsulation of windings.
- Inspect windings and coils of electromechanical apparatus.
- Electrically test windings to international standards and electrical tolerance requirements.
- Make sample coils in preparation for manufacturing form-wound or random-wound coils.
- Manufacture coils using automatic winding, spreading, looping, and/or tensioning machines.
- Shape winding heads to the proper dimensions, tie them down, and/or insert blocking.
- Make and test electrical connections; solder, braze, or weld connections.
- Clean commutator risers using hand tools.
- Measure wire and insulation sizing with micrometers.
- Assist with root-cause failure analysis and perform basic tests on electric motors.
- Perform service calls as requested.
- Perform other routine duties as assigned and required by management.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Short-term disability (STD)
- Long-term disability (LTD)
- Life insurance
- 401(k) options
- Paid vacation
- Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
