Brithinee Electric Job Description
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Job Title: Winder A

Effective Date: 7/21/99

Job Summary:
Wind motors

Work Performed:

• Strip motors and collect data on measurements
• Cut heads and test the core
• Place motors in burn oven
• Check winding data using computer program
• Wind, insert, and connect coils
• Test complete windings
• Use VPI system
• Motor redesign
• Take initial winding data
• Strip stators

Education Required:

• High school diploma
• Industry training classes for motor winding

Training Required:

• On-the-job training is sufficient

Certification/Licensure:

• No certification or licensure required

Experience Required:

• At least three years as a winder

Knowledge Required:

• Basic winding principles or theory
• Basic math
• Safe work practices

Skills Required:

• Remain flexible in face of demands for change
• Maintain work pace comparable to others

Job Analysis

Information Input

• Read technical manuals
• Read gauges
• Read measuring devices and instruments
• Read connection diagram charts

Mental Processes
Decision Making

• Determine type of wire to be used on specific motors
• Determine appropriate flux densities within generally accepted engineering practices
• Make comparisons to other winding designs

Reasoning

• Solve problems regarding type of wire and flux densities required
• Analyze physical and logical layout of motor and wiring
• Determine suitability of existing windings or the expected performance of redesigned windings

Information Processing

• Read material of a technical nature (manuals, etc.)
• Compute amount and type of wire needed for each winding
• Solve problems using electrical principles
• Use data to compute winding verification and suitability

Vigilant/discriminating Work Activities:

• Construction to high level of precision and accuracy, because failure could result in the complete electrical failure of the motor

Work Output

• Windings

Relationships with Others

• Work closely with other technicians to solve problems and complete assignments
• Work within group of winding department workers
• Occasional customer and public contacts

Job Context

• Work conducted in either very clean or very dirty and dusty environments
• Work completed according to work orders/assignments
• Fumes present such as resin
• Dust, dirt, soldering fumes present
• Heavy lifting using overhead cranes
• Frequent use of hand and power tools
• Frequent use of head cutter, grinders, air grinder, coil winding machine, forklift, bandsaw, foot shears, hand shears
• Continuous eye-hand coordination with repetitive activity of winding
• Occasional use of over-head cranes; manual dexterity and physical exertion required
• Considerable physical activity including lifting, bending, stretching, and reaching

Other Job Characteristics

• Position is regular 8-hour day, 40-hour week with frequent overtime
• Compensation is hourly
• Work is structured, highly prescribed according to work orders
• Priorities may shift on daily basis

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