Structural Welder (Baytown, TX) - Austin Industrial

Austin-Industrial; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a structural welder for a Baytown, TX location. The role involves joining steel components per blueprints and work orders, using multiple welding processes, and ensuring proper preheating and fit during assembly.

Applicants should have 2–4 years of journeyman experience, a valid driver's license, and the ability to work at heights and in industrial settings. This is a full-time on-site position with standard manufacturing duties.

Qualifications

• Journeyman level experience required.
• 2-4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Responsibilities

• Operates Gas-Metal Arc, Flux-Cored Arc, Gas-Tungsten Arc, Submerged Arc or Shielded Metal Arc welding processes.
• Joins steel components or metal plates per blueprints/work orders.
• Preheats work pieces using torch for welding preparation.
• Removes excess welds and cleans joints as needed.
• Assists with positioning and handling of heavy parts and climbs ladders or scaffolds as required.

Skills

Journeyman experience

Blueprint reading

Physical stamina

Education

Valid Driver's License

Tools

Gas-Metal Arc welding

Flux-Cored Arc welding

Gas-Tungsten Arc welding

Submerged Arc welding

Shielded Metal Arc welding

Job description

Structural Welder (Baytown, TX) - Austin Industrial

Job Category: Craft

Requisition Number: STRUC034298

• Posted : September 29, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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Baytown, TX, USA

Description

This person must be able to join steel components or metal plates using 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 Gas-Metal Arc, Flux-Cored Arc, Gas-Tungsten Arc, Submerged Arc or Shielded Metal Arc welding processes.
• 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.
• manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal. May clean or degrease weld joint or workplace, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath.
• remove excess weld, defective weld material, slag and spatter, using carbon arc gouge, hand scrapper, grinder or power chipper.
• Climbsup ladders or works on scaffolds to take apart textures.
• In order to protect the torch chooses place of weld based on type, thickness, area, and expected temperature of metal.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Experience – 2-4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Experience – 4 years of Journeyman level experience.

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

Certification/License: Valid Driver's License.

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 (e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

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