| Job Title |
Welding-machine Operator, Electroslag |
| Job Description |
Operates Electroslag Welding Machine, Which Uses Heat Produced
By Resistance Of Molten Flux To Electrical Current, To Fuse
Metal Components: Places Metal Components In Fixture And
Tightens Holding Braces, Using Wrench. Turns Dials To Start
Cooling Water Supply And To Activate Power Sources And Control
Cabinet. Turns Knobs To Set Voltage, Wire Feed Speed, And
Welding Current, According To Welding Charts And Work Orders.
Presses Automatic Cycle Button To Strike Arc And Start Welding
Process. Adds Premeasured Flux To Joint To Create Molten Flux
Pool Of Specified Depth. Turns Control To Start Oscillation.
Listens For Change In Sound Of Welding Process Or Measures Flux
Pool Depth, Using Steel Rod, To Determine If Additional Flux Is
Required. Adds Flux Throughout Welding Cycle To Maintain Stable
Operation. Observes Electrode Wire Feed To Ensure That Wire
Enters And Melts In Flux. Presses Button To Stop Welding
Current, Power Supply, And Wire Feed. Removes Copper Weld
Retaining Shoes, Using Hammer. May Remove Tabs Containing
Accumulated Flux, Using Oxy Fuel Or Arc Cutting Equipment. May
Inspect Welded Joints For Defects, And Fills Holes, Using Arc
Welding Equipment. May Remove Slag, Using Oxy Fuel Torch.
Important Variations Are Fabrication Requirements, Weldment
Design, Quality, Construction Site Facilities, And Type Of
Electroslag Equipment (single-wire Nonoscillating, Double-wire
Oscillating, And Multiwire Oscillating).
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