Combination Welder (La Porte, TX ) - Austin Industrial

Austin Bridge & Road•La Porte, TX

About The Position

Austin Industrial is hiring a Combination Welder in La Porte, Texas. The role joins metal parts, including pipe and metal plates, according to layouts, blueprints, work orders, welding procedures, or oral instructions, using heat or electric arc-welding equipment. The welder may also perform other assigned duties. The position requires 3–5 years of journeyman-level experience. No minimum education is required. Physical demands include regularly sitting, using hands to handle objects, and reaching; frequently standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking or hearing. The employee must regularly lift or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds. Required vision abilities include close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

3–5 years of journeyman-level experience.
No minimum education requirements.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.
Close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Join metal parts, such as pipe or metal plates, according to layouts, blueprints, work orders, welding procedures, or oral instructions.
Use spot welding guns or hand, electric, or gas welding equipment to weld or tack-weld pieces together.
Connect pipes from the torch to oxygen and fuel-gas tanks and operate the valves to release the gas mixture.
Light the torch and adjust gas and air flow to achieve the expected flame temperature, size, and color.
Preheat work pieces with a torch in preparation for welding or curving.
Fill holes or correct mistakes in lead pieces and make bulges, thin areas, and curves in metal work pieces.
Check work pieces for weakness and measure them with a straightedge or template to ensure they meet specifications.
Climb ladders or work on scaffolds to take apart textures.
Signal crane operators to lift large work pieces.
Use thermal-cutting equipment, such as flame-cutting torches or plasma-arc equipment, to dismount metal assemblies or cut scrap metal.
Use hoists, cranes, wire and banding machines, or hand tools to position and protect work pieces.
Choose weld locations based on the metal's type, thickness, area, and expected temperature to protect the torch.
Apply a flame or electrodes across work pieces to straighten, curve, dissolve, or develop metal.
Join pieces, cover taut points, and add metal to develop parts.
Perform other duties as assigned.