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“Racking Technician” 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 “Racking Technician”

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.
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.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
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.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
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.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
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.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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