Assembler (Finance)

Assembler

This position is responsible for inserting coil windings into stators, rotors, and armatures, ensuring high-quality assembly in accordance with technical specifications. The Assembler is crucial to support the production of motors designed to endure exposure to combat, rigorous shock, and saltwater for decades of use. The Assembler uses finesse, strength, and focus to ensure each motor is built to accommodate the severe duty requirements of the U.S. Navy fleet.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inspect stators, rotors, or armatures for defects such as bent laminations, burrs, or unclear slots.
• Review traveler documents for connection diagrams, winding types, span, inserts, and coil groupings.
• Install slot liners and insert coils based on the correct span, following all required steps for coil insertion and grouping.
• Shape coils using a forming fixture (press or mallet) and verify with templates.
• Solder coil leads using a solder pot, ladles, hand soldering iron, or for smaller gauges, brazing.
• Apply non-adhesive insulation tape and install additional sleeves, silicone, and moisture blockers.
• Perform similar coil insertion and shaping tasks for rotors and armatures, ensuring correct slot alignment.
• Weld coil wires to the commutator using TIG on larger rotors.
• Install temporary arbors to support and rotate the unit during coil insertion.

• Inspect work at each stage, ensuring coils meet specifications and are ready for testing or further processing.
• Label coil wires and ensure the stator is sent for testing once complete.
• Ensure the finished product meets all specifications before progressing to the next station.

General Duties

• Perform additional tasks as assigned, including support with setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting as needed.
• Resolve most issues encountered during the job, seeking assistance from leaders for more complex problems.
• Interpret basic drawings and traveler documents, seeking assistance from leaders for complex or new jobs.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Cross train in the Winding Department as required.
• Maintain a clean work area, free of scrap materials.
• Adhere to all safety guidelines and company policies.

Requirements

• High school diploma preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Able to perform routine math and use measuring tools and gauges.
• Ability to stand for extended periods, with some tasks also performed seated.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, with overhead cranes available for support.

This specification is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. Ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at the Company.