Job Description:

• 1) Operates laser-beam machine, which produces heat from concentrated light beam, to weld metal components: Pushes button to open safety enclosure at rear of laser cavity.

• 2) Positions metal components in fixture and places components on fixture-holding table inside cavity.

• 3) Pushes button to close safety enclosure.

• 4) Aligns rear mirror of laser cavity, using micrometer screws, according to chart specifications.

• 5) Types instructions, using teletype machine, to computer that automatically places fixture-holding table in operative position.

• 6) Sights reference mark through microscope and turns controls to move fixture to welding position.

• 7) Teletypes instructions to initiate weld cycle and to return fixture-holding table to unload position.

• 8) Pushes button to open safety enclosure and removes fixtures containing welded components.

• 9) Cleans optics, using brush, and replaces used flash tubes.

• 10) May cut metal components, using laser-beam machine, and be designated Laser-Beam Cutter.