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“Manufacturing Associate” 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 “Manufacturing Associate”

Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet 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.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
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.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
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.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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