How do they match: Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

  • Machinist
  • Sewing Machine Adjuster
  • Tool Maintenance Worker

  • Cut and form insulation, and insert insulation into armature, rotor, or stator slots.
  • Adjust working parts, such as fan belts, contacts, and springs, using hand tools and gauges.
  • Assemble electrical parts such as alternators, generators, starting devices, and switches, following schematic drawings and using hand, machine, and power tools.
  • Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.
  • Position and level battery cells, anodes, or cathodes, using hoists or leveling jacks, or signal other workers to perform positioning and leveling.
  • Reface, ream, and polish commutators and machine parts to specified tolerances, using machine tools.
  • Rewind coils on cores in slots, or make replacement coils, using coil-winding machines.
  • Set machinery for proper performance, using computers.

  • Cut materials according to specifications or needs.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
  • Level machines or equipment.
  • Read work orders or descriptions of problems to determine repairs or modifications needed.
  • Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.