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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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