94203 Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers

What this occupation covers

Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors of industrial electrical motors and transformers assemble, fabricate, fit, wire and inspect heavy-duty industrial electrical equipment. They are employed by manufacturers of industrial electric motors, transformers, control equipment, railway locomotives, transit vehicles and other heavy electrical equipment.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 13 main duties for this code.

• Assemble and fit metal and other prefabricated parts to close tolerances according to blueprints to build heavy-duty electric motors or transformers
• Assemble stators or armatures for heavy-duty electric motors; compress steel laminations to build transformer cores; assemble windings into core using overhead cranes and make electrical connections using crimping, brazing and soldering equipment
• Assemble and fit electrical motor or transformer auxiliary equipment such as bushings, tap changes, conduit boxes, heating devices, protective equipment and cooling equipment
• Set up and adjust production machinery and equipment, such as coil winding machines, for the manufacture of heavy-duty electrical equipment
• May perform basic tests on electric motors.
• Interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics and blueprints
• Fit motor starters, contactors, capacitors, circuit breakers, voltage regulators, printed circuit boards or other electrical control devices into switchboards and panelboards to produce automated processing control equipment, electrical distribution panels, or other industrial electrical control equipment
• Wire electrical connections for switchboards and panelboards
• Assemble panelboard and switchboard cabinets and install bus bars used to carry heavy electrical current
• May operate metal fabricating equipment to fabricate or modify bus bars.
• Monitor production and troubleshoot production problems
• Check final assembly of electric motors, transformers or control equipment for adherence to quality control standards
• Collect, record and summarize inspection results.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 13 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 94202 Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing
• 22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
• 72422 Electrical mechanics
• 92021 Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing

Excluded from this code

• Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing (See 94202 Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing)
• Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians (See 22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians)
• Electrical mechanics (See 72422 Electrical mechanics)
• Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing (See 92021 Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) armature winder · alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) motor inspector and tester · alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) motors fitter-assembler · alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) motors inspector · alternator tester · armature assembler - industrial electrical equipment · armature coil former - industrial electrical equipment · armature coil winder - industrial electric equipment · armature inspector - industrial electrical equipment · armature insulator - industrial electrical equipment · armature winder - industrial electrical equipment · automotive wiring harness inspector - industrial electrical equipment · bushing core winder - industrial electrical equipment · carbon brush assembler · carbon brush maker · circuit breaker fitter - industrial electrical equipment · clamper, transformer assembly coils · coil assembler - industrial electrical equipment · coil builder - industrial electrical equipment · coil former - industrial electrical equipment · coil maker - industrial electrical equipment · coil shaper - industrial electrical equipment · coil-winding machine setter - industrial electrical equipment · commutator assembler

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• College courses in electricity or electro-technology may be required.
• Several years of on-the-job training are usually provided.
• Set-up persons, inspectors and leadhands in this unit group may require experience as an assembler, fitter or wirer in the same company.