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Job Description
Wind wire coils used in electrical components, such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments, such as field cores, bobbins, armature cores, electrical motors, generators, and control equipment.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-2021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 35,340.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
- Currently, there are 14,090 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers”.
Also Known As…
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
- Winder Operator
- Coil Winder
- Coil Finisher
- Cell Worker
- Auto-Winder
- Assembler
- Armature Winder
- Wire Wrapping Machine Operator
- Wire Winding Machine Tender
- Wire Winder
- Wire Coiler Machine Operator
- Wire Coiler
- Stator Winder
- Stator Connector
- Rotor Coil Taper
- Multiple Coil Winder
- Motor Winder
- Motor Rewinder
- Machine Coil Assembler
- Element Winding Machine Tender
- Electric Motor Winders Assembler
- Core Winder
- Connector
- Condenser Winder
- Coil Winder, Repair
- Coil Taper
- Coil Maker
- Coil Former
- Coil Connector
- Coil Builder
- Armature Connector
- Armature Bander
Tasks for “Taper”
- Cut, strip, and bend wire leads at ends of coils, using pliers and wire scrapers.
- Record production and operational data on specified forms.
- Stop machines to remove completed components, using hand tools.
- Examine and test wired electrical components such as motors, armatures, and stators, using measuring devices, and record test results.
- Attach, alter, and trim materials such as wire, insulation, and coils, using hand tools.
- Line slots with sheet insulation, and insert coils into slots.
- Review work orders and specifications to determine materials needed and types of parts to be processed.
- Disassemble and assemble motors, and repair and maintain electrical components and machinery parts, using hand tools.
- Select and load materials such as workpieces, objects, and machine parts onto equipment used in coiling processes.
- Operate or tend wire-coiling machines to wind wire coils used in electrical components such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments such as bobbins and generators.
- Apply solutions or paints to wired electrical components, using hand tools, and bake components.
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