Combination Welder - Austin Industrial (La Porte, TX)

Ausitn Industrial; La Porte (TX); Presencial; USD 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Austin Industrial is seeking a qualified welder for an on-site, full-time role in Texas. The candidate must have 4 years of Journeyman-level experience, a TWIC Card, and a valid driver’s license. The job involves field welding, pipe fitting, and assembly, with exposure to industrial site hazards.

Rate is $40 USD per hour, with rigorous safety requirements and the ability to work at elevations and in confined spaces. Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Formación

• 4 years of Journeyman-level experience required.
• Must possess a TWIC Card, a Valid Driver’s License, and welding certifications.

Responsabilidades

• 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.
• Reaches 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.
• Joins pieces together, covers up taut points, and adds metal to develop parts.

Conocimientos

Journeyman-level experience

Herramientas

TWIC Card

1-1-A-3 SMAW

8-8-B-1 GTAW

1-1-BA-2 GTAW/SMAW

23-23-B GTAW

Valid Driver's License

Descripción del empleo

Job Category: Hourly Craft

Requisition Number: COMBI034884

• Posted : October 20, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $40 USD per hour

Locations

Showing 1 location

Description

About Austin Industrial

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 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.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Experience:– 4 years of Journeyman-level experience.

Certifications/ Licenses: A Weld Test, a Valid Driver’s License, and a TWIC Card.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Qualifications

Experience

4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Licenses & Certifications

• TWIC Card
• 1-1-A-3 SMAW
• 8-8-B-1 GTAW
• 1-1-BA-2 GTAW/SMAW
• 23-23-B GTAW
• Valid Driver's License