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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”.
Also Known As…
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Technical Associate (TA)
- Spot Welder
- Robot Operator
- Operator
- Mig Welder
- Machine Operator
- Fitter-Welder
- Finishing Technician
- Fabricator
- Braze Operator
- Welding Pantograph Operator
- Welding Pantograph Machine Operator
- Welding Operator
- Welding Machine Setter
- Welding Machine Operator/Tender
- Welding Machine Operator
- Wave Soldering Machine Operator
- Ultrasonic Welding Machine Operator
- Type Soldering Machine Tender
- Travograph Operator
- Thermit Welding Machine Operator
- Surface Mount Technology Operator (SMT Operator)
- Soldering Technician
- Soldering Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Soldering Machine Setter
- Soldering Machine Operator
- Solder Deposit Operator
- Rod Welder
- Robotic Weld Technician
- Resistance Welding Machine Operator
- Resistance Machine Welder Setter
- Reflow Operator
- Radiagraph Operator
- Racking Technician
- Racking Machine Operator
- Oxygraph Operator
- Manufacturing Operator
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Machine Welder
- Machine Lead Burner
- Laser Beam Machine Operator
- Industrial Welder
- Induction Heating Equipment Setter
- Induction Brazer
- Gas Welding Machine Operator
- Furnace Brazer
- Friction Welding Machine Operator
- Explosion Welder
- Electroslag Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welder Setter
- Electron Beam Machine Welder Setter
- Controlled Atmospheric Furnace Brazer
- Certified Welder
- Brazing Machine Tender
- Brazing Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Brazing Machine Setter
- Brazing Machine Operator
- Billet Assembler
- Arc Welding Machine Operator
- Arc and Gas Welder
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
- Spreadsheet software
- Tool center point TCP setting software
- Email software
- Data entry software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel