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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”

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.
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.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
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.
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.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Record operational information on specified production reports.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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