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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.5 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products S8.5.0 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products Operate wave soldering machine
Description
Operate the wave soldering machine to solder electronic components onto the printed circuit board. Here, the board is moved over a wave of liquid solder and the connections inserted through the board are bonded firmly to the circuit board.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 0 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Optional for
- Surface-mount technology machine operatorSurface-mount technology machine operators use surface-mount technology (SMT) machines to mount and solder small electronic components onto printed circuit boards to create su…
- Printed circuit board assemblerPrinted circuit board assemblers read blueprints and drawings to assemble printed circuit boards. They use hand- and automated soldering tools and machines to connect electronic co…
Related skills
- Solder components onto electronic board
- Ensure conformity to specifications
- IPC standards
- Coat printed circuit board
- Resolve equipment malfunctions
- Printed circuit boards
- Read assembly drawings
- Prepare board for soldering
- Oversee logistics of finished products
- Clean printed circuit board
- Dispose of hazardous waste
- Replace defect components
Last updated on February 18, 2026
