skillfactor-pipeline/skills/electron-beam-welder/references/tasks.md

Tasks & work activities — electron beam welder

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 51-4122.00 (Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders).

Task statements

• [Core] Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
• [Core] Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
• [Core] Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
• [Core] Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
• [Core] Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
• [Core] Record operational information on specified production reports.
• [Core] Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
• [Core] Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
• [Core] Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary.
• [Core] Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing, and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
• [Core] Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
• [Core] Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
• [Core] Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
• [Core] Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
• [Core] Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
• [Core] Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
• [Core] Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
• [Core] Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
• [Core] Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
• [Core] Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
• [Supplemental] Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
• [Supplemental] Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
• [Supplemental] Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
• [Supplemental] Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
• [Supplemental] Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
• [Supplemental] Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
• [Supplemental] Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
• [Supplemental] Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
• [Supplemental] Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.

Detailed work activities

• Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow.
• Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment.
• Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
• Apply lubricants or coolants to workpieces.
• Apply solutions to production equipment.
• Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
• Assemble metal or plastic parts or products.
• Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
• Clean production equipment.
• Conduct test runs of production equipment.
• Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
• Direct operational or production activities.
• Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
• Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
• Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
• Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
• Immerse objects or workpieces in cleaning or coating solutions.
• Lay out parts to prepare for assembly.
• Load materials into production equipment.
• Lubricate production equipment.
• Maintain production or processing equipment.
• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
• Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
• Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
• Operate cutting equipment.
• Operate grinding equipment.
• Operate welding equipment.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Record operational or production data.
• Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
• Reshape metal workpieces to established specifications.
• Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
• Select production equipment according to product specifications.
• Solder parts or workpieces.