WELDER STRUCTURAL *NO PER DIEM* ADM West Plant

Austin Industries; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industries is seeking a Structural Welder to join their team in Decatur, Illinois. The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of Journeyman level experience and be proficient in multiple welding processes including Gas-Metal Arc and Flux-Cored Arc welding. Responsibilities include joining metal components, preparing workpieces, and ensuring quality welds. This role offers a supportive work environment with equal opportunity employment policies in place.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of Journeyman level experience required.
• No minimum education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Join steel components or metal plates using various welding processes.
• Corrects mistakes in lead pieces and makes adjustments to metal.
• Preheats work pieces for welding and prepares workstation.

Skills

Gas-Metal Arc Welding

Flux-Cored Arc Welding

Gas-Tungsten Arc Welding

Manual Welding Techniques

Job description

Welder - Structural

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:

Education – no minimum education requirements.

Experience – 2-4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Austin ("The Company") is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company's policy prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company's policy to comply with all federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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