Combo Welder (Pasadena, Tx) Austin Industrial

About the role

This person must be able to 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.

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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; Austin unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
• Physical demands: regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms; frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell; 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 include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

• Education: no minimum education requirements.
• Certifications/Licenses: Weld Test and DL.
• Experience: 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.