Description
Oxy fuel burning machine operators set up and tend machines designed to cut, or rather burn off, excess material from the metal workpiece using a torch that heats the metal workpiece to its kindling temperature and subsequently burns it into a metal oxide upon its reaction with an emitted stream of oxygen, flowing out of the workpiece's created kerf as slag.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
quality standardsfuel gastypes of metaltorch temperature for metal processesflammable fluidstypes of metal manufacturing processesmanufacturing of metal structuresmanufacturing of metal containerschemistryelectrical engineeringmanufacturing of heating equipmentmanufacturing of doors from metalmanufacturing of weapons and ammunitioncutting technologiesmechanicsquality and cycle time optimisationstatistical process controlmanufacturing of steam generatorsferrous metal processing
Practical Skills
perform test runset up the controller of a machineconsult technical resourcesmonitor automated machinesensure equipment availabilitytroubleshootoperate precision measuring equipmentwear appropriate protective gearremove inadequate workpiecesmonitor gaugeapply cross-reference tools for product identificationremove processed workpiecesupply machinedispose of cutting waste materialprogram a CNC controlleruse CAM softwareperform product testingmonitor stock levelmark processed workpiecerecord production data for quality controlread standard blueprintsreplace machinesperform machine maintenanceoperate oxy-fuel cutting torchinspect quality of productsinterpret geometric dimensions and toleranceskeep records of work progressapply control process statistical methods