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

  • Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Arc and Gas Welder
  • Soldering Machine Setter and Setup Operator

  • Record operational information on specified production reports.
  • Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
  • Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
  • Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary.
  • Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
  • Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.

  • Record operational or production data.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.