Combination Welder- Austin Industrial Decatur, IL BIO

Austin-Industrial; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-Owned (ESOP)

Job summary

Austin Industrial in Decatur, IL is seeking an experienced welder to join our team. This full-time role requires a Journeyman level of welding experience and proven industrial welding work history.

You will perform welding, torch work, and fabrication on metal parts, following layouts, blueprints, and work orders. The position offers a stable, ESOP-equipped workplace with opportunities to contribute to diverse projects across the U.S.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.
• Must have Industrial Welding work experience.
• High School or better.

Responsibilities

• Weld or tack weld pieces using spot welding gun, electric, or gas welding equipment.
• Unite pipes and components and prepare parts for welding.
• Inspect work for temperature, alignment, and conformity to specs.
• Use torch and plasma-cutting tools to cut, shape, or disassemble metal.
• Assist with rigging and lifting of large pieces as needed.

Skills

Journeyman welding experience

Industrial welding experience

Education

High School or better

Job description

Locations

Showing 1 location

Decatur, IL
Decatur, IL, USA

• Full-Time

Description

This person must be able to join metal parts, such as pipe or metal plates as specified by layout, blueprints, work orders, welding procedures or oral instructionsthrough the application of heat or electric arc-welding equipment. Other duties may be assigned.

• Uses spot welding gun or hand, electric, or gas welding equipment to weld or tack weld pieces together.
• Unites pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and turns valves to release mixture.
• Reaching expected temperature, size, and color of flame by burning torch and adjusting flow of gas and air.
• Preheats work pieces for the preparation of welding or curving, using torch.
• Fillsholes or corrects mistakes in lead pieces and makes bulges thin and curves in metal work pieces.
• Checks the weakness of work pieces and measures work pieces with straightedge or template to ensure the piece meets specifications.
• Climbsup ladders or works on scaffolds to take apart textures.
• Gives signal to crane operator to lift large work pieces.
• Uses thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torch or plasma-arc equipment to dismount metal assemblies or cut scrap metal.
• Uses hoist, crane, wire and banding machine, or hand tools to place and protect work pieces.
• In order to protect the torch chooses place of weld based on type, thickness, area, and expected temperature of metal.
• Instructs and brings flame or electrodes on or across work piece to straighten, curve, dissolve, or develop metal.
• Joins pieces together, covers up taut points, and adds metal to develop parts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Experience – 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned .

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy.The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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Education

Preferred

High School or better.

Experience

Required

2 years:

Must have Industrial Welding work experience

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