94205 Machine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturing

What this occupation covers

Machine operators and inspectors in electrical apparatus manufacturing operate machinery or equipment to fabricate complete products or parts for use in the assembly of electrical appliances and equipment, and electrical apparatus, such as batteries, fuses and plugs. Inspectors in this unit group inspect and test completed parts and production items. Workers in this unit group are employed by electrical appliance and electrical equipment manufacturing companies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 11 main duties for this code.

• Operate machinery to assemble, test or package dry cell batteries
• Position lead acid storage batteries on assembly line and insert battery contents into casing
• Operate machinery, such as pasting and stacking machines, to fabricate plates for lead acid storage batteries
• Load machinery with glass tubes, bulbs and other parts used to produce incandescent, fluorescent and other types of light bulbs and tubes, and remove and pack finished product
• Operate or feed machinery and equipment to produce electrical wiring devices such as fuses, plugs, caps, sockets, connectors and switches
• Operate equipment to apply protective coatings to items such as freezer cabinets, small electric motors or transformer assemblies
• Perform minor repairs to items rejected from production line
• Set up and adjust production machinery and equipment for operation.
• Check in-process and completed production items for visual or mechanical defects or operate testing equipment to maintain quality of products
• Identify and mark acceptable and defective assemblies and return faulty assemblies to production for repair
• 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 11 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
• 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)
• 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.

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Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Inspectors may require experience as an assembler in the same company.