Insulator - Austin Industrial Decatur, IL West

Austin Industries; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401K Plan

ESOP

Job summary

Austin Industrial (Insulation Leadman) seeks a skilled tradesperson to install, inspect, and seal insulation on varied structures including ducts, pipes, tanks, and boilers. Responsibilities include blueprint interpretation, material preparation, and working at heights to ensure temperature control and noise reduction across industrial sites.

Applicants should have 3–5 years of Journeyman experience; medical, dental, life and disability insurance, plus a 401K and ESOP participation are offered

Qualifications

• Education – no minimum education requirements.
• Experience – 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Responsibilities

• Reads blueprints and selects required insulation material.
• Work at heights with no fear.
• Brush adhesives on or attach metal adhesive application to insulation material.
• Determine the amounts and selects required insulation material (sheet, tubular, or roll) based on heat retention and surface.
• Measure and cut insulation material to size and shape for covering surfaces.
• Fit, wrap or attach insulation following blueprint specifications.
• Seal insulation to structures using covers, tape, or caulking.

Job description

Insulation Leadman

Must be able to apply, remove, and repair insulating material to exposed surfaces or structures, such as air ducts, hot or cold pipes, storage tanks, boilers and buildings to help control noise and maintain temperatures. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Reads blueprints and selects required insulation material.
• Work at heights with no fear.
• Brush adhesives on or attach metal adhesive application to insulation material.
• Determine the amounts and selects required insulation material (in sheet, tubular, or roll form), such as fiberglass, foam rubber, Styrofoam, cork, and urethane based on material's ability to retain heat, location, surface, shape, and equipment use.
• Using tape measure or other measuring device, measure and cut insulation material to specified size and shape for covering flat or round surfaces, using handsaw, knife, or scissors.
• Fit, wrap or attach required insulation material around or to structure, following blueprint specifications.
• Cover or seal insulation with preformed plastic covers, canvas strips, sealant or tape to secure insulation to the structure - according to the type of insulation used and structure covered, using staple gun, trowel, paintbrush, or caulking gun.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required For This Position

Education – no minimum education requirements.

Experience – 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

• 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.

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.

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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.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial .

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

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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