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“Brazing 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 “Brazing Machine Tender”

Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
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.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
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.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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