What are the responsibilities and job description for the Welder (Mig and Structure)- Austin Industrial Decatur, IL Corn Capital position at Austin External?
Welder - Structural
This person must be able to join steel components or metal plates using blueprints, work orders, welding procedures or oral instructions through 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.
- Fills holes 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.
- Climbs up 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.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
Benefits & Compensation
Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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About Austin Industrial
Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial.
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This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
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