WELDER - COMBINATION JOURNEYMEN - AUSTIN INDUSTRIAL at Austin Maintenance & Construction, Inc. in Bogalusa, Louisiana

Job Description:

Welder - Combination Pipe Welder

Summary: 

Austin Industrial is a merit shop, employee-owned company and has been a provider of construction, maintenance, plant services, turnaround and specialty services to the oil, gas and chemical, energy (power and ethanol), and manufacturing industries for more than 100 years.

We are currently seeking a highly skilled Combination Welder. This person will be able to permanently join metal parts, such as pipe or metal plates as specified by layout, blueprints, work orders, welding procedures or oral instructions through the application of heat or electric arc-welding equipment.  This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities.  Must have a minimum of 4 years’ experience welding within a fab shop, new construction, or live plant environment. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

 Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have a minimum of 3 - 5 years experience, be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 Language Skills - Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. For safety reasons, it is imperative that the employee be able to read and speak fluent English.

 Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

 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 may 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 may 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.

 Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

 Tools/Equipment:

Employee may be required to provide the following: tool box, crescent wrenches, hacksaw, pipe wrench, set of combination wrenches, striker, tip cleaner, hood, cutting goggles, soap stone holder, welding gloves, set of allen wrenches, tri square,  bottle wrench, ball peen hammer, channel locks, rain suit.

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.

Experience

Required

• 3 -5 Years Combination Pipe Welding/CS & SS Industrial experience w/ Tools.

Education

Preferred

• High School or better

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• Valid Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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