Electrical Apparatus Manufacturing Machine Operators and Inspectors

Nature of work

Electrical apparatus manufacturing machine operators use machinery or equipment to make complete products or parts for use in the assembly of electrical appliances and equipment, and electrical apparatus like batteries, fuses and plugs. Inspectors inspect and test completed parts and production items. Workers in this group work for electrical appliance and electrical equipment manufacturing companies.

Job duties

Machine operators in electrical apparatus manufacturing:

• Use machinery to assemble, test or package dry cell batteries.
• Position lead acid storage batteries on assembly line and insert battery contents into casing.
• Use machinery like pasting and stacking machines to make plates for lead acid storage batteries.
• Load machinery with glass tubes, bulbs and other parts used to make incandescent, fluorescent and other types of light bulbs and tubes, and remove and pack finished product.
• Use or feed machinery and equipment to make electrical wiring devices like fuses, plugs, caps, sockets, connectors and switches.
• Use equipment to apply protective coatings to items like freezer cabinets, small electric motors or transformer assemblies.
• Make minor repairs to items rejected from production line.
• Set up and adjust production machinery and equipment for use.

Inspectors and testers in electrical apparatus manufacturing:

• Check in-process and completed production items for visual or mechanical defects or use testing equipment to maintain quality of products.
• Identify and mark acceptable and defective assemblies and return faulty assemblies to production for repair.
• Collect, record and summarize inspection results.

Sample job titles

• assembly machine setter
• dry cell charge machine operator
• electrical dry battery inspector
• electrical light bulb inspector
• epoxy coating machine operator
• machine set-up operator
• production line battery repairer

Skills

• This work requires excellent spatial perception, form perception, and eye-to-finger coordination. You must be accurate and able to pay close attention to detail. A keen interest in working with machines and routine processes is necessary. You should also be physically fit and have good eyesight and hearing.

Job requirements

• Some high school is required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Inspectors may need experience as an assembler in the same company.

Other considerations

• Machine operators may move to inspecting and testing positions with experience. Movement to supervisor positions is possible with experience. Self-employment in these jobs is rare, and work is not typically seasonal.

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