Occupational Profiles

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
 

Machine operators in electrical apparatus manufacturing

• Operate machinery to assemble, test or package dry cell batteries
• Position lead acid storage batteries on assembly line and insert battery contents into casing
• Operate machinery, such as pasting and stacking machines, to fabricate plates for lead acid storage batteries
• Load machinery with glass tubes, bulbs and other parts used to produce incandescent, fluorescent and other types of light bulbs and tubes, and remove and pack finished product
• Operate or feed machinery and equipment to produce electrical wiring devices such as fuses, plugs, caps, sockets, connectors and switches
• Operate equipment to apply protective coatings to items such as freezer cabinets, small electric motors or transformer assemblies
• Perform minor repairs to items rejected from production line
• Set up and adjust production machinery and equipment for operation.
• Inspectors and testers in electrical apparatus manufacturing
• Check in-process and completed production items for visual or mechanical defects or operate 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.

• Some secondary school education is usually required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Inspectors may require experience as an assembler in the same company.