Machine shop worker vs welder-machine operator

Differences between machine shop worker and welder-machine operator duties and responsibilities

Machine shop worker example responsibilities.

• Perform tig, mig, and spot welding.
• Perform machine work involving the use of drill press, grinders, power saws, fork lifts and Bridgeport.
• Perform MIG welding on light gauge materials.
• Operate heavy duty saws, threading machines, drills, and grinders.
• Construct automated and structural equipment for companies using primarily aluminum extrusion.
• Provide quality product, meeting JIT schedules to the assembly plants, on time and in full.

Welder-machine operator example responsibilities.

• Weld required parts using GMAW, GTAW, and SMAW.
• Require to weld a wide veriety of assemblies, fabricate parts and maintain equipment and fixtures employing GMAW and GTAW techniques.
• Operate the welding robots and do rework with the MIG welder.
• Weld both steel and aluminum pressure tanks for both train and truck air brake systems.
• Dismantle metal assemblies and cut scrap metal, using thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torches or plasma-arc equipment.
• Position, align, fit, and weld together parts, using jigs, welding torch, and hand tools.
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