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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”

Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
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.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
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.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
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.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
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.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Spreadsheet software
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Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Excel