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“Braze 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 “Braze Operator”

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

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