Transformer Winder Trainee - Nightshift

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Intermountain Electronics (IE) is a leading provider and manufacturer of custom engineered Process, Electrical Control and Power Distribution turn-key solutions to the Data Center, Industrial, Power/Utility, Oil & Gas, Mining industries in North America. Our products range from large scale one-off custom Power Distribution, Control and Process systems to standard off-the-shelf electronic/electro-mechanical components. Reporting directly to the Transformer Department Supervisor we are currently seeking a Transformer Winder Trainee for our Night shift to be based at our Price, UT facility.

Why you will love working at IE

You will love the challenge, interesting and varied work, and endless opportunities, but most importantly you will love working with a team of fun loving, driven, and generous go getters that take deep personal pride in being part of a family that is building the infrastructure that powers the world.

Job Description

Job Title:

Transformer Winder Trainee

Job Status: FULL-TIME

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Paid Holidays (10)
• Medical and Dental Plans
• Teladoc 24/7/365 Access to U.S. Board Certified doctors
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Supplemental Vision, Life, STD & LTD Insurance
• 401K
  - Company match up to 6% of base salary.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with available company match up to $2000 based on family size.
• Paid Parental Leave

Position Summary: The main responsibility of the Transformer Winder Trainee is to learn the steps and process involved in winding and assembling defect free transformer cores and coil assemblies. Over the training period begin to perform to the level of and develop the skills of a Transformer Winder.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Thursday 7:30 pm - 6:00 am

Essential Functions. Other duties as assigned

Transformer Production

• Reviews wiring diagrams and work order to determine type and size of wire specified, as well as the type, size, length, circumference, of primary and secondary windings of coil to be wound.
• Selects coil-forming device for specified coil and fastens device onto winding machine arbor or spindle.
• Turns setscrews to adjust tension on wire and sets counter for number of turns specified.
• Threads end of wire from reel through tension device, guides, and spreader, bends wire ends to form lead, and attaches lead to coil core.
• Starts machine and manually feeds wire over coil core or spreader to obtain even and uniform winding and shape of coil;
  Observes counter and stops machine at specified number of coils.
• Wraps paper & amp; insulation between layers and around wound coil or inserts plastic blocks between turns to form cooling ducts.
• Winds coils according to engineer diagrams and drawings using coil-winding machine &, hand tools.
• Cuts wire to form leads, using wire or bolt cutters;
  Pounds coil with hammer or mallet to shape end windings or remove coil from fixtures.
• Inspects coil(s) during winding process to ensure there are no defects and to verify conformance with winding specifications.
• Ensures quality standards are met and signs off on project QA forms.
• Moves winding core to staging areas when complete. Disassembles old transformers or damaged coils and makes repairs.
• Read and interpret winding specification documents to determine characteristics required for specific coil to be wound.
• Determine coil number, quantity and revision. Record coil number on coil and on labor recording paperwork.
• Determine and install appropriate mandrel device on machine. Adjust mandrel and plates, as required by window size specification.
• Load conductor and insulating paper to de-reeling mechanisms on machine.
• Measure materials, make adjustments to machine to accommodate material and verify proper alignment. Verify proper secondary coil.
• Make adjustments to machine (flattener, traverse and material tensions) to yield desired finished coil dimensions as specified.
• Operates hoist equipment. Wind and insulate coil per winding instructions. Wind coil sections per to specified number of turns.
• Determine adhesive locations per reference specifications and apply liquid adhesive with hand applicator at specified locations throughout…