Welder Master - Austin Industrial (Bay City, TX)

Ausitn Industrial; Bay City (TX); In loco; USD 45.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Austin Industrial is seeking a Journeyman welder to join our on-site team. You will weld and tack weld parts, assemble pipes and metal components per blueprints, and assist in preparing pieces using torches and cutting tools. Requires four years of journeyman experience, a TWIC card, and a valid driver’s license.

The role is full-time, on-site, with 1st shift from 7:00am to 4:00pm. Physical demands include lifting up to 50 pounds and working at heights or in restricted spaces.

Competenze

• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree or vocational training preferred.
• Journeyman-level welding experience required (4 years).
• TWIC Card and valid driver’s license required.

Mansioni

• Weld or tack weld pieces using spot, electric, or gas welding equipment.
• Unite pipes and components as per blueprints and work orders.
• Preheat work pieces and prepare for welding; inspect finished work for specs.

Formazione

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or vocational training

Strumenti

Welding equipment

Torch

Plasma-arc equipment

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Category: Hourly Craft

Requisition Number: WELDE034844

• Posted : October 19, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate: $40 USD per hour

Locations

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Description

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.

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.

• Physically intensive role, requiring lifting up to >50 lbs, climbing ladders, and working in confined or wet spaces.
• Able to stand and/or walk for 10+ hrs daily, able to climb stairs and ladders
• May perform repetitive hand and wrist motions and may sometimes have to twist and bend body
• Vision – May be exposed to yellow lights, blinking lights
• Potential to work with materials which contain hazardous chemicals

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.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Employees assigned to a 1 st Shift schedule work a 9-hour shifts, 5 days a week, Monday-Friday. The 1 st Shift position begins at 7:00am and ends at 4:00pm each scheduled day.

Travel

No overnight travel is expected for this position. Some occasional local day travel may be necessary.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree or vocational training in water treatment, mechanical systems, or industrial maintenance preferred.

Experience

• Mechanical or Industrial Maintenance
• Experience in UPW or industrial wastewater treatment operations.
• Familiarity with handling and replacing filtration membranes, resins, and biological components.
• Experience in semiconductor, cleanroom or high-purity environments preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None required for this position.

Computer-Based Work & Technical Proficiency

• The role involves extensive use of computers for data entry, documentation, analysis, and internal communication.
• Candidates must be comfortable and proficient in the full suite of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, etc.) and able to learn new office applications quickly.
• Familiarity with enterprise CMMS (Computer-Aided Maintenance Management System) software and Confluence is required for daily task management, issue tracking, and collaboration.

Licenses & Certifications

Valid Driver's License

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