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
  • Induction Heating Equipment Setter
  • Soldering Machine Setter and Setup Operator

  • 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.
  • Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
  • Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
  • Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.

  • Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
  • Apply lubricants or coolants to workpieces.