Insulator - Austin Industrial - Westlake, LA

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.

Responsibilities

• Reads blueprints and selects required insulation material.
• Works at heights with no fear.
• Brushes adhesives on or attaches metal adhesive application to insulation material.
• Determines the amounts and selects required insulation material (in sheet, tubular, or roll form), such as fiberglass, foam rubber, Styrofoam, cork, and urethane based on material's ability to retain heat, location, surface, shape, and equipment use.
• Measures and cuts insulation material to specified size and shape for covering flat or round surfaces, using handsaw, knife, or scissors.
• Fits, wraps or attaches required insulation material around or to structure, following blueprint specifications.
• Covers or seals insulation with preformed plastic covers, canvas strips, sealant or tape to secure insulation to the structure - according to the type of insulation used and structure covered, using staple gun, trowel, paintbrush, or caulking gun.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.
• Physical Demands: Regularly sits; uses hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Accessibility Note

The Company will not pay any placement fees(s) without a written agreement to do so (e.g., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).