Job Description:

• 1) Installs cables and solders wires to connect electrical instruments mounted on control apparatus, such as panelboards and telephone crossbar frames, according to diagrams and blueprints: Pulls assembled crossbar frame or unit to work area, using monorail chain hoist or handtruck.

• 2) Ties preformed wiring cable to brackets.

• 3) Positions arms of cable and spreads wires to facilitate wiring.

• 4) May strip insulation from ends of wires with pliers to prepare for connections.

• 5) Connects color-coded wires to terminals, using soldering iron or pneumatic wire-wrapping tool.

• 6) Examines and feels wires to detect loose connections.

• 7) Writes and ties tickets to wires or terminals in apparatus to identify surplus or missing wires.

• 8) May secure parts, such as diodes and resistors to specified locations on equipment, using soldering iron or screwdriver.

• 9) Tapes insulating sleeves over auxiliary lead wires of cable.

• 10) Pulls or carries wired apparatus to storage area.

• 11) May be designated according to equipment wired as Crossbar-Frame Wirer; Crossbar-Unit Wirer; Switchboard Assembler.