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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”

Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
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.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
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.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
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.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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