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“Soldering Machine Tender” 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 “Soldering Machine Tender”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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