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.

  • Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
  • Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
  • Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
  • Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
  • Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
  • Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
  • 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.
  • Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
  • Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
  • Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
  • Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
  • Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.

  • Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
  • Apply lubricants or coolants to workpieces.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
  • Immerse objects or workpieces in cleaning or coating solutions.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Reshape metal workpieces to established specifications.
  • Solder parts or workpieces.