Combination Welder – Austin Industrial – (Pasadena Tx)
Job Description
Job Detail
- 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
- Fills holes 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
- Climbs up 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 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 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 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
Education: – no minimum education requirements
Certifications/ Licenses: A Weld Test, a Valid Driver’s License
Experience: – 4 years of Journeyman-level experience
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 the “Know Your Rights” poster available in and People Services Team at (877) 831-1217
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