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“Type Soldering Machine Tender” 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 “Type Soldering Machine Tender”

Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
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.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
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.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
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.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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