Electrical Assembler Job Description

Responsibility:

Wires, assembles, and installs electrical/electronic components in units, main junction terminal boxes, main control switch panels, in instruments such as electronic pig detectors, tool location transmitters, pipeline data loggers, and temperature data loggers, in according to specifications, using jig boards, hand tools, and equipment. Reads work orders, blueprints, and specifications to determine established assembly methods.

Duties:

• Cuts wire to specified lengths, using wire cutters.

• Cuts plastic sleeves and slips sleeves over wire ends to insulate connections.

• Crimps terminal eyelets and lugs to wire ends, using hand or machine crimping device.

• Routes, combs, twists, wraps, ties, and attaches wire to terminal points, according to jig board layout, using soldering gun and hand tools.

• Connects wiring to accessories, such as relays, circuit breakers, plugs, condensers, switches, and solenoids, and installs accessory assemblies in electrical or electronic units, using soldering gun and hand tools.

• Conducts functional and continuity tests of electrical assemblies, components, wire harness, and plugs, using ohmmeter, test lights, and other electrical testing instruments.

• May attach eyelets, terminals, and mounting studs to etched circuit boards.