Combo Welder (Wilmington, NC) - Austin Industrial - Per Diem Paid

Austin-Industrial; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life and disability insurance

401K matching

Job summary

Austin Industrial is hiring a Combo Welder for on-site work in Wilmington, NC. The role requires 3–5 years as a Journeyman and involves welding pipe and structural components using GTAW, FCAW, SMAW, and TIG processes. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with on-site requirements and PPE compliance.

The company emphasizes safety, quality, and productivity in a heavy industrial setting, offering competitive hourly wages and benefits as described in the job posting.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of Journeyman level experience required.
• Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check.
• Temporary job paying per diem; 40 hours/week on-site.

Responsibilities

• Weld pipe and metal structures per layout and procedures.
• Perform GTAW, FCAW, SMAW, and TIG welds on carbon steel, stainless, and aluminum.
• Operate welding equipment safely and wear PPE as required.
• Follow safety procedures and quality standards.

Skills

GTAW

SMAW

FCAW

TIG

Pipe Welding

Tools

Welding Equipment

Job description

Job Category: Hourly Craft

Requisition Number: COMBO034634

• Posted : October 11, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $44 USD per hour

Locations

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Wilmington, NC, USA

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 is a temporary job paying per diem.

The Combo Welder 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.

This is a full-time job opportunity working 40 hours a week (5/8's). There is no per diem and no relocation funding.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must be a Journeyman Industrial Combo-Welder with 3-5 years of experience.
• Must be able to weld 2" sch 10 GTAW and 2" heavy wall carbon steel GTAW. Also, weld structure and pipe FCAW and TIG (carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum). You will be weld tested.
• Weld structure and pipe FCAW and TIG (carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum).
• Unites pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and turns valves to release mixture.
• Perform full penetration welds with SMAW and flux core welding applications.
• Start and complete x-ray welds using the GTAW and SMAW weld processes.
• Checks the weakness of work pieces and measures work pieces with straightedge or template to ensure the piece meets specifications.
• Maintain and operate welding equipment properly, following all safety regulations.
• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Experience – 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check, as condition of employment.

This is a temporary job paying per diem.

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.

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.

• medical
• dental
• life and disability insurance
• matching 401K plan

We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/who-we-are .

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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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