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

  • 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.

  • Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
  • Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
  • Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary.
  • Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
  • 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.
  • Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
  • Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.

  • Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment.
  • Apply solutions to production equipment.
  • Assemble metal or plastic parts or products.
  • 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.
  • Direct operational or production activities.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Lubricate production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.