Welders, Production

Assemble and weld metal parts on production line, using welding equipment, requiring only a limited knowledge of welding techniques.

Job Task

• Welds or tack welds metal parts together, using spot welding gun or hand, electric, or gas welding equipment.
• Connects hoses from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas, and turns valves to release mixture.
• Ignites torch and regulates flow of gas and air to obtain desired temperature, size, and color of flame.
• Preheats workpieces preparatory to welding or bending, using torch.
• Fills cavities or corrects malformation in lead parts and hammers out bulges and bends in metal workpieces.
• Examines workpiece for defects and measures workpiece with straightedge or template to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Climbs ladders or works on scaffolds to disassemble structures.
• Signals crane operator to move large workpieces.
• Dismantles metal assemblies or cuts scrap metal, using thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torch or plasma-arc equipment.
• Positions and secures workpiece, using hoist, crane, wire and banding machine, or hand tools.
• Selects, positions, and secures torch, cutting tips, or welding rod, according to type, thickness, area, and desired temperature of metal.
• Guides and directs flame or electrodes on or across workpiece to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal.
• Fuses parts together, seals tension points, and adds metal to build up parts.

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