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“Resistance Welding Machine Operator” 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 Welding Machine Operator”

Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
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.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
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.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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