Job Description:

• 1) Operates machine to wind insulating material, such as tape, yarn, and cloth around electric wire and cable: Loads reel of wire onto machine spindle and threads wire between metal and felt cleaning strips, through tank of liquid adhesive, and through taping mechanism.

• 2) Fastens wire to takeup reel.

• 3) Winds end of insulating material around wire and starts machine.

• 4) Observes automatic wrapping of material around wire to detect broken or loose wrapping or uneven winding of wire on reel.

• 5) Stops machine to repair breaks, adjust guides, and replenish supply of insulating material and liquid adhesive.

• 6) Forms continuous wire by clamping ends of wire to be joined in electrodes of electric brazing torch, turning on current, and holding filler rod to heated wire ends.

• 7) Measures wire with micrometer to determine that insulation meets specifications.

• 8) Wraps paper around full wire reels, attaches identification tag, and lifts reel from machine.

• 9) May operate machine, equipped with winding device, to wrap protective metal strip over insulation.

• 10) May thread insulated wire through melted paraffin and polishing wipers to make insulation waterproof.

• 11) May be designated according to insulating material applied as Paper-Wrapping-Machine Operator; Varnish-Cambric-Covering-Machine Operator; or type of machine operated as Double-Lay-Winder-And-Paraffin-Unit Operator; Tandem-Taping-And-Paper-Wrapping-Machine Operator.