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“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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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