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.
  • Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
  • Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
  • 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.
  • Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Lay out parts to prepare for assembly.