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“Resistance Machine Welder Setter” 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 “Resistance Machine Welder Setter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Excel
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Data entry software
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