Combo Welder (Augusta, GA) - Austin Industrial

Austin Bridge & Road•Augusta, GA

About The Position

Austin Industrial is hiring a full-time Combo Welder in Augusta, Georgia, for a 40-hour workweek (5/8's). 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 position requires journeyman-level industrial combo-welding experience and welding tests. No per diem or relocation funding is provided. Work is performed in industrial and construction environments that may involve weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must follow safety, quality, and productivity expectations, wear required personal protective equipment, and satisfy applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements. Reasonable accommodation may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship is not available. Austin Industrial describes itself as a provider of industrial maintenance, construction, and soft craft services, with more than 60 years in the industry. It is a 100% employee-owned company (ESOP).

Requirements

Journeyman industrial combo-welder with 3–5 years of journeyman-level experience.
Ability to weld 2-inch Schedule 10 and heavy-wall carbon steel using GTAW.
Ability to weld structures and pipe using FCAW and TIG on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum; applicants will be weld tested.
Ability to pass a pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check.
Ability to perform duties requiring mobility and a range of positions, including reaching overhead, stooping, standing, bending, sitting, kneeling, squatting, climbing stairs, working at heights, and balancing for extended periods.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.
May be required to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds and work at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces.
Sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
Ability to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to wear required PPE and meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements.
Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
No minimum education requirements.

Responsibilities

Join 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.
Weld 2-inch Schedule 10 and heavy-wall carbon steel using GTAW; weld structures and pipe using FCAW and TIG on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
Connect pipes from the torch to oxygen and fuel-gas tanks and operate valves to release the gas mixture.
Perform full-penetration welds using SMAW and flux-core welding applications.
Start and complete x-ray welds using GTAW and SMAW processes.
Check work pieces for weaknesses and measure them with a straightedge or template to verify specifications.
Maintain and operate welding equipment properly and follow safety regulations.
Perform job duties while wearing required PPE, which may include rain gear, chemical-protective clothing, supplied-air and air-purifying respirators, safety harnesses, sandblast hoods, fire-resistant coveralls, hard hats, ear plugs, and safety glasses.
Perform other duties as assigned.