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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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