| Job Title |
Thermal-cutting-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Thermal Cutting Machines Which Cut Metal
Plates And Structural Shapes To Dimensions, Contour, And Bevel
Specified By Blueprints, Layout, Work Orders, And Templates:
Lifts, Positions, And Clamps Metal Stock Onto Bed Of Machine.
Connects Hoses From Torch To Regulator Valves And Cylinders Of
Oxygen And Fuel Gas, Such As Acetylene, Hydrogen, Or Propane.
Selects Torch Tip And Computes Gas Pressure And Mixture, And
Speed Of Cut, According To Type And Thickness Of Metal, Data
Charts, Or Record Of Previous Cuts. Installs Tip To Torch.
Pushes Button To Adjust Sliding Arm From Side Or Overhead
Carriage To Position Torch Over Cutting Line, And To Adjust
Height Of Head Over Workpiece To Make Longitudinal Cuts. Adjusts
Length Of Radial Arm To Cut Out Arcs Or Circles. Tilts Angle Of
Torch To Cut Bevels. Pushes Buttons And Reads Gauges To Obtain
Selected Gas Pressure And Mixture And Set Speed Of Cutting
Action. Pushes Button To Automatically Light Torch, Preheat
Metal To Oxidizing Temperature, And Open Valve To Release
Additional Oxygen To Cut Through Metal. Pushes Button To
Automatically Position Torch At Cutting Line And To Start
Machine Moving Along Line. May Maintain Records Of Operating
Data. May Lay Out Cutting Lines, Using Rule, Tape, And Square.
May Preheat Metal To Remove Surface Impurities, Using Hand
Torch. May Clamp Two Or More Plates Together For Simultaneous
Cutting. May Be Designated According To Equipment Used As
Electronic-eye-thermal-cutting-machine Operator (welding);
Magnetic-thermal-cutting-machine Operator (welding);
Thermal-cutting-tracer-machine Operator (welding);
Track-template-thermal-cutting-machine Operator (welding);
Plasma-cutting-machine Operator (welding).
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