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61% Chance of Automation

“Brazing Machine Tender” will maybe be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4122.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 38,380.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
Currently, there are 46,920 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders”.

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Tasks for “Brazing Machine Tender”

Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.

Related Technology & Tools

Center punches
Workpiece positioning jigs
Dial calipers
C clamps
Welding electrodes
Portable welding machines
Chipping hammers
Resistance welding machines
Claw hammers
Wire brushes
Safety gloves
Desktop computers
Micrometers
Resistance welding guns
Slip joint pliers
Welding robots
Welding tip dressers
Measuring tapes
Walk-behind lift trucks
Tongs
Spot welding guns
Single-cut mill saw files
Brazing machines
Laser cutters
Diffusion-welding machines
Hand scrapers
Undercut gauges
Bench vises
Heating furnaces
Magnifiers
Cold-welding machines
Power grinders
Welding helmets
Soldering robots
Outside micrometer calipers
Side cutting pliers
Rulers
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
Welding torch tips
Vise grip pliers
Face masks
Hand clamps
Laser-beam machines
Safety goggles
Gas welding torches
Hydraulic booms
Product loading equipment
Power hoists
Brazing robots
Soldering machines
Welding tip cleaning files
Hydraulic winches
Layout squares
Fillet weld gauges
Ball peen hammers
Arc welding equipment
Vernier micrometers
Adjustable widemouth pliers

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Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Office
Data entry software
Email software
Tool center point TCP setting software
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