How do they match: Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Assembler
  • Billet Assembler

  • 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.

  • Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
  • Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
  • Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
  • 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.
  • Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
  • Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.

  • Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
  • Assemble metal or plastic parts or products.
  • Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
  • Lay out parts to prepare for assembly.