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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.11 - cleaning S6.11.1 - cleaning tools, equipment, workpieces and vehicles Apply flux
Description
Apply a chemical cleaning agent, such as ammonium chloride, rosin, hydrochloric acid, zinc chloride, borax, and others, that removes the oxidation from metals being joined during soldering, brazing, and welding processes.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 3 occupations
- Total: 5 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- SoldererSolderers‚ operate various equipment and machinery such as gas torches, soldering irons, welding machines, or electric-ultrasonic equipment in order to solder together two or more …
- BrazierBraziers operate various equipment and machinery such as torches, soldering irons, fluxes and welding machines in order to join two metal pieces together, by heating, melting and f…
Optional for
- WelderWelders operate welding equipment in order to join metal workpieces together. They can use fusion welding processes based on different techniques and materials. They also perform s…
- Rolling stock assemblerRolling stock assemblers use hand tools, power tools and other equipment such as lifting equipment or robots to construct, fit and install prefabricated parts to manufacture rollin…
- Motor vehicle body assemblerMotor vehicle body assemblers fasten motor vehicle body parts and components together such as frames, doors, chassis and hoods. They use hand tools, power tools and other equipment…
Related skills
- Wear appropriate protective gear
- Keep records of work progress
- Quality standards
- Prepare pieces for joining
- Apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
- Operate soldering equipment
- Operate welding equipment
- Apply arc welding techniques
- Ensure equipment availability
- Operate precision measuring equipment
- Non-ferrous metal processing
- Align components
Last updated on February 18, 2026
