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“Thermit 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 “Thermit Welding Machine Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Data entry software
Spreadsheet software
Email software
Microsoft Excel
Word processing software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Tool center point TCP setting software