Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

What the job really is

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.

At a glance

• Sector: Production
• O*NET-SOC code: 51-2021
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 11
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• 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.
• Attach, alter, and trim materials such as wire, insulation, and coils, using hand tools.
• Cut, strip, and bend wire leads at ends of coils, using pliers and wire scrapers.
• Review work orders and specifications to determine materials needed and types of parts to be processed.
• Select and load materials such as workpieces, objects, and machine parts onto equipment used in coiling processes.
• 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.
• Line slots with sheet insulation, and insert coils into slots.
• Apply solutions or paints to wired electrical components, using hand tools, and bake components.
• Disassemble and assemble motors, and repair and maintain electrical components and machinery parts, using hand tools.

Tools and technology

Alternating current AC generators, Arbor presses, Banding machines, Blueprint display software, Bolt cutters, Brazing torches, Cable forming fixtures, Cable tensionmeters, Claw hammers, Coil spreading machines, Coil taping machines, Curing ovens

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

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Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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