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

  • Assembler
  • Billet Assembler
  • Induction Heating Equipment Setter

  • 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.
  • Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing, and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
  • Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
  • Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
  • Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
  • Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.

  • Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
  • Assemble metal or plastic parts or products.
  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow.
  • Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment.
  • Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
  • Apply solutions to production equipment.
  • Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
  • Clean production equipment.
  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.
  • Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
  • Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Lay out parts to prepare for assembly.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Lubricate production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Operate grinding equipment.
  • Operate welding equipment.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.