Solderers and Brazers

Course Advisor, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is hiring a Solderer or Brazer to assemble fabricated metal parts using a soldering iron or torch. Responsibilities include melting and applying solder, cleaning workpieces, and examining seams for defects. Candidates should possess skills in quality control analysis, monitoring performance, and critical thinking. This role is crucial for maintaining the quality of metal assemblies in various applications across the manufacturing sector.

Qualifications

• Able to conduct tests and inspections to evaluate quality.
• Ability to monitor and assess performance for improvements.
• Skilled in active listening to understand points being made.

Responsibilities

• Melt and apply solder using soldering irons or gas torches.
• Clean joints of workpieces using brushes or cleaning solutions.
• Examine seams for defects and rework any defective joints.

Skills

Quality Control Analysis

Monitoring

Active Listening

Operation Monitoring

Time Management

Critical Thinking

Job description

Solderer or Brazer

What is a Solderer or Brazer?

Example of Solderer or Brazer Job Braze or solder together components to assemble fabricated metal parts, using soldering iron, torch, or welding machine and flux.

What Do Solderers and Brazers Do On a Daily Basis?

• Melt and apply solder along adjoining edges of workpieces to solder joints, using soldering irons, gas torches, or electric‑ultrasonic equipment.
• Clean joints of workpieces with wire brushes or by dipping them into cleaning solutions.
• Adjust electric current and timing cycles of resistance welding machines to heat metals to bonding temperature.
• Examine seams for defects and rework defective joints or broken parts.
• Remove workpieces from fixtures, using tongs, and cool workpieces, using air or water.
• Brush flux onto joints of workpieces or dip braze rods into flux to prevent oxidation of metal.

What a Solderer or Brazer Should Know

These are the skills Solderers and Brazers say are the most useful in their careers:

• Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

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