Combo Pipe Welder (Eastover, SC) - Austin Industrial - Per Diem Paid

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Join metal parts such as pipe or metal plates as specified by layout, blueprints, work orders, welding procedures or oral instructions using heat or electric arc-welding equipment.
• Must be a Journeyman Industrial Pipe Welder with 3-5 years of experience.
• Ability to weld 2" sch 10 GTAW and 2" heavy wall carbon steel GTAW.
• Weld structure and pipe FCAW and TIG (carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum).
• Unites pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and turns valves to release mixture.
• Perform full penetration welds with SMAW and flux core welding applications.
• Start and complete x-ray welds using the GTAW and SMAW weld processes.
• Check weakness of work pieces and measure work pieces with straightedge or template to ensure specifications.
• Maintain and operate welding equipment properly, following all safety regulations.
• Perform work wearing required personal protective equipment (rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs, safety glasses).
• Have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, work in various positions (stooping, standing, bending, sitting, kneeling, squatting), use hands to handle objects, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, work at heights, balance for extended periods.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• No minimum education requirements.
• 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.
• Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers.
• Capable of lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds; 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; adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to wear required PPE and meet customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements.
• Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States (no visa sponsorship).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life and disability insurance.
• Matching 401K plan.
• 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP).