Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender resume example

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

• Fabricator
• Machine Operator
• Mig Welder
• Spot Welder
• Braze Operator
• Certified Welder
• Finishing Technician
• Finishing Tech
• Laser Operator
• Weld Technician
• Weld Tech
• Welding Operator
• Field Tech
• Racking Tech
• Robotic Weld Tech
• SMT Operator
• Soldering Tech
• Arc and Gas Welder

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

• Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
• Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
• Record operational information on specified production reports.
• Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
• Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
• Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
• Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary.
• Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
• Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
• 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.
• Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.

29 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

• Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Record operational information on specified production reports, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

• Email software
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software
• Linux
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft operating system
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Word
• SAP software
• Spreadsheet software
• Tool center point TCP setting software
• Word processing software

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

• Adjustable widemouth pliers
• Arc welding equipment
• Ball peen hammers
• Bench vises
• Brazing machines
• Brazing robots
• C clamps
• Center punches
• Chipping hammers
• Claw hammers
• Cold-welding machines
• Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

1. 01Operations Monitoring
2. 02Operation and Control
3. 03Active Listening
4. 04Complex Problem Solving
5. 05Critical Thinking
6. 06Monitoring
7. 07Reading Comprehension
8. 08Speaking

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

• Production and Processing
• Administration and Management
• Design

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

• 36%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school
• 32%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
• 22%Less than a High School Diploma

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Some Preparation Needed”. These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.

Common questions

What does a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender do?

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Day to day that includes work like read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications and Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.

What skills should a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender put on a resume?

O*NET rates Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.

What software should a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender list?

Software recorded for this occupation includes Email software, Enterprise resource planning ERP software, Linux, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.

What other job titles cover Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender work?

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Fabricator, Machine Operator, Mig Welder, and Spot Welder. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

What qualifications does a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender need?

In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 36% reported their level of education as "Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

Will this resume pass an ATS for a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender role?

No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

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