Welder (Mig, Tig and Structure)- Austin Industrial Decatur, IL Per Diem

Austin External; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial in Decatur, IL is seeking a Welder (MIG, TIG, and Structure) with 2–4 years of journeyman experience to join steel components according to blueprints and welding procedures.

Per diem is offered. The role requires handling various welding processes and associated tasks such as prep, fitting, and finishing welds on industrial structures. Work will be performed on site in Decatur, IL.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years journeyman welding experience.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Join steel components or metal plates using welding procedures, blueprints, or instructions.
• Operate welding processes: Gas-Metal Arc, Flux-Cored Arc, Gas-Tungsten Arc, Submerged Arc, Shielded Metal Arc.
• Preheats work pieces and prepares joints as needed.
• Clean and degrease weld joints; remove slag and spatter; inspect welds for quality.
• Climb ladders or work on scaffolds to access weld areas.

Tools

GMAW (MIG)

FCAW

GTAW (TIG)

SMAW

SAW

Job description

Welder (Mig, Tig and Structure)- Austin Industrial Decatur, IL Per Diem

Job Category: Craft

Requisition Number: WELDE034875

• Full-Time

Locations

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Decatur, IL
Decatur, IL, 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.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Experience – 2-4 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 Industries and its operating companies engage in almost every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction. Austin is owned entirely by its employees through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Austin Industries has a rich history. We are one of the largest and most diversified construction firms in the nation. Austin stands on the core values of Uncompromising Integrity, Employee-ownership, Exemplary Service and Excellence in Safety.

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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