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
  • Surface Mount Technology Operator

  • Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
  • Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
  • Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.

  • Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment.