721203 - Gas metal cutter

Preparing and cutting metal with gas, adhering to technical and safety requirements. Welders weld and cut metal parts with a gas flame, electric arc, and other heat sources that melt and cut or melt and join metal products.

Main activities

* cut metal or metal parts with a quality gas flame, select the flame burner temperature and oxygen pressure depending on the type of metal;
* prepare metal for cutting, remove impurities, rust from the metal surface;
* assemble, use gas cutting technique, maintain it;
* read technical drawings, use measuring tools;
* monitor cutting processes to avoid overheating of parts or distortion, expansion, contraction, twisting of material.

Characteristic competences

* assemble, use gas cutter equipment, maintain, repair it;
* read technical drawings;
* prepare metal for cutting, clean the surface to remove rust;
* quality cut metal parts, join them by selecting the burner temperature and supplied oxygen pressure;
* avoid overheating of metal parts, wrinkling, contraction.