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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”

Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
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.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
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.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
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.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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