Job Description

The Role

The Electrical Rewinder who will be based at a Southampton site to rewind and test various kinds of high voltage electro-mechanical equipment.

The key responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to;

• Inspect electro-mechanical equipment for damage and evidence of electrical malfunctions, test condition of windings
• Document all relevant data specific to unit's electro-magnetic characteristics, operating conditions, existing damage, or intended serviceability
• Dismantle and / or strip damaged or unserviceable electro-mechanical equipment
• Prepare all reusable parts for rewinding and inspect renewed parts for hidden, structural damage or unusual conditions.
• Rewind various kinds of electro-mechanical equipment, including single-phase, three-phase, dc fields, armatures, wound stators and transformers. Observe proper insulating techniques and / or requirements during rewinding
• Test rewound electro-mechanical equipment and document test results
• Operate specialized repair and testing equipment, including winding machines, test panels, surge testers, core-loss testers, cut-off saws, burnout ovens, bake ovens, grinders, cranes, forklift trucks, brazing units, dip tanks, VPI systems and various hand held power and non-power tools

The Person

The successful candidate will possess basic mechanical aptitude and have experience in Armature, rotor, stator and field windings, testing of both and fault finding in AC & DC.
You will have previous experience of dismantling, rewinding, assembling and testing of electro-mechanical equipment

A formal apprenticeship in electrical engineering or electrical machine repair and rewinds is required.

For a confidential conversation to learn more about this role please contact Nick Buck on XXXX XXXXXXX or feel free to email in the first instance to XXXXX