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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”

Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
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.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
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.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
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.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
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.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
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.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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