City and County of San Francisco

Under general supervision, the Electric Motor Repairer performs skilled electrical and mechanical work in the maintenance and repair of a variety of electric motors, generators, appliances, power tools, control auxiliaries and related electrical components.

 

The Electric Motor Repairer job code is the journey level class in this series. It is distinguished from job code 7256 Electric Motor Repair Supervisor I, in that the latter is the supervisory level.

 

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According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Maintains and repairs a variety of electric motors and other electrical devices, equipment, and machinery such as D.C. and A.C. single and three-phase motors, switches, controls, power tools, heaters, testing equipment, magnetic contactors, motor generators, and other related electrical equipment.

2. Inspects, diagnoses, tests, repairs and/or rebuilds parts and equipment such as motors, generators, switches, control panels, contactors, batteries, etc.

3. Rewinds stators, armatures and coils in AC and DC electric motors, generators and equipment.

4. Cleans parts, tools, and equipment during the course of repair and performs routine tasks with appropriate cleaning materials/equipment.

5. Reads maintenance manuals, schematic drawings and plans such as machine specifications, blue prints and layout work.

6. Drives other non-revenue vehicles as required.

Knowledge of: electrical theory necessary for the service and repair of a variety of electric motors and other electrical devices such as generators, contactors, appliances, and tools, including the knowledge of operating function of a motor's parts in relation to each other, such as the armature, commutator, coils, brushes and windings; materials used in electrical component repair, such as fiber, phenolic, glastic, magnetic & regular copper wire, sleeving, fiber glass, rubber and cloth tapes, epoxy, brass, steel, and/or aluminum parts; safety rules and regulations required to perform the job in a safe manner including all applicable departmental safety policies and procedures and understanding of the Safety Data Sheet.

Ability and Skill to: understand and interpret schematics, drawings, blueprints, layout work and the form and measurements indicated on equipment and/or parts drawing specification; use hand, pneumatic, portable power and machine tools in a safe, effective and proficient manner; safely use oxy-acetylene torches, megger, search tester, high potential tester, Bar to Bar tester and other test equipment; safely use cleaning equipment; verbally communicate messages, instructions, directions and other ideas with supervisors and/or co-workers in a clear, logical and concise manner; comprehend written materials; write job reports in a clear, concise and accurate manner; interact courteously with co-workers, supervisors and other departmental personnel sometimes under pressure.

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification.  Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education:

Experience:
Four years of verifiable experience as a journey-level electric motor repairer, where duties included the electrical and mechanical repair of all types of motors, motor-generators, coils, stator and armature windings, and troubleshooting control circuitry and related devices.

License and Certification:
Possession of a valid Class C driver license.

Substitution:
Completion of two (2) full years of a recognized four (4) year apprenticeship program in electric motor winding repair may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the experience as described above.

Completion of a recognized four (4) year apprenticeship program in electric motor winding repair may be substituted for up to three (3) years of the experience as described above.

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.