WELDING MACHINE OPERATOR AND TENDER

Job Definition:

Job Description:

• Operate or tend welding machines that join or bond together components to fabricate metal products and assemblies, according to specifications and blueprints

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Operates or tends welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products and assemblies.
• 2) Turns and presses knobs and buttons to adjust and start welding machine.
• 3) Enters operating instructions into computer to adjust and start welding machine.
• 4) Stops and opens holding device on welding machine, using hand tools.
• 5) Reads production schedule and specifications to ascertain product to be fabricated.
• 6) Positions and adjusts fixtures, attachments, or workpiece on machine, using hand tools and measuring devices.
• 7) Observes and listens to welding machine and its controls to ensure welding process meets specifications.
• 8) Inspects metal workpiece to ensure specifications are met, using measuring devices.
• 9) Transfers components, metal products, and assemblies, using moving equipment.
• 10) Cleans and maintains workpieces and welding machine parts, using hand tools and equipment.
• 11) Adds chemicals or solutions to welding machine to join or bind components.

Activities:

• 1) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• 2) Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
• 3) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• 4) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• 5) Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Abilities:

• 1) Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• 2) Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• 3) Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• 4) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• 5) Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Knowledge:

• Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.