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Job Purpose: Electric Motor Fitter

The business aims to ensure that the skills and experience of our staff support the service requirements of our customers. The job holder for this post has a wider skill range covering experience as an electric motor fitter. The business thus ensures that such skills and experience enhance the service provision.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required: Electric Motor Fitter

The Electric Motor Winder/Fitter should have experience in working with a range of equipment including electric motors, gearboxes pumps and fan units.

Key Accountabilities: Electric Motor Fitter

* Dismantle a wide range of motors, e.g. AC, DC, brake motors

* To have additional knowledge and experience of gearboxes, pumps, fan units, generators and other assemblies that include electric motors/windings;

* Testing skills - both static and dynamic testing; to include surge testing, core loss testing, pump tests, dynamic no load testing etc.

* To complete the relevant documentation and report on their faults (some may include environmental discharge), including test results at all stages of repair;

* To inspect and test motor subassemblies, e.g. brakes, switches, force ventilation units;

* To assemble motors and other rotating equipment for repair;

* To test units following repair and assembly;

* To be able to clean and prepare commutators for winding, including post winding processes such as undercutting etc;

* To take part in the call out system.

* To be able to help in attending site with the various site based activities carried out bu the department.

Competencies - Electric Motor Fitter

* Customer Focus – Making clients and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive client relationships;

* Quality Focus – Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved , no matter how small , showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks

* Contributing to Team Success – Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals

* Initiating Action – Taking prompt action to accomplish department objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive;

* Adaptability – Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work shop tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures

* Communication - Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of ways to line manager, work colleagues or customers in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

* Safety Awareness – Being aware of all conditions that affect own and co-worker safety;

Essential - Electric Motor Fitter

* Engineering qualification related to the repair of electric motors.(City & Guilds level 3 or equilavent)

* Previous workshop experience in a related role.

Desirable

* Full clean Driving Licence

* Experience at site related activities.

Key Working Relationships:

Reports to Works Manager for instructions on jobs required and works with other experienced staff when on site.

Additional Information:

* Carry a phone when on call and to be contacted at all times

* Do labouring duties when not busy

* Accompany members of engineering staff during out of hours working

* On site work with associated equipment and difficulties in an unsupervised environment

* Lift weight of up to 25kg from floor to bench level

* Manoeuvre equipment weighting greater than 25kg with appropriate lifting equipment