Pipe Welder (TIG)- Austin Industrial Decatur, IL ***NO PER DIEM*** Austin Industrial Fab Shop

Austinindl; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled welder to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for joining metal parts and ensuring they meet precise specifications. With over 60 years of experience, this company offers a dynamic work environment in the industrial sector, providing maintenance and construction services to leading companies. If you have a passion for metalwork and a commitment to quality, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you. Join a team that values skill, precision, and dedication to excellence.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Journeyman level welding experience required.
• Must possess relevant welding certifications.

Responsibilities

• Join metal parts using welding equipment as per specifications.
• Preheat workpieces and adjust gas flow for optimal welding.
• Use thermal-cutting equipment to dismount metal assemblies.

Skills

Welding

Blueprint Reading

Metal Fabrication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Spot Welding Gun

Electric Welding Equipment

Gas Welding Equipment

Thermal-Cutting Equipment

Job description

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

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Uses spot welding gun or hand, electric, or gas welding equipment to weld or tack weld pieces together.
2. Unites pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and turns valves to release mixture.
3. Reaches the expected temperature, size, and color of flame by burning torch and adjusting flow of gas and air.
4. Preheats workpieces for welding or curving, using torch.
5. Fill holes or correct mistakes in lead pieces and makes bulges thin and curves in metal workpieces.
6. Checks the weakness of workpieces and measures them with a straightedge or template to ensure they meet specifications.
7. Climbs ladders or works on scaffolds to take apart textures.
8. Gives signals to crane operators to lift large workpieces.
9. Uses thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torch or plasma-arc equipment to dismount metal assemblies or cut scrap metal.
10. Uses hoists, cranes, wire and banding machines, or hand tools to place and protect workpieces.
11. Chooses the place of weld based on type, thickness, area, and expected temperature of metal to protect the torch.
12. Instructs and brings flame or electrodes on or across workpieces to straighten, curve, dissolve, or develop metal.
13. Joins pieces together, covers up taut points, and adds metal to develop parts.
14. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

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

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 diploma or equivalent.

Experience

Required

At least 2 years of industrial welding work experience.

Licenses & Certifications

Must possess relevant welding certifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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